Game AI Professor Shares Crisis of Faith on Tech's Future
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-08-23
Julian Togelius, a professor and game AI expert, shared a personal account of his "crisis of faith" in Spring 2025. He expressed deep fear about the potential impact of the technology he helps create, which affected his daily life and led him to seek professional help. He drafted an essay titled "Losing my religion" but withheld it due to its dark nature. Now feeling better and having updated his belief system, he has decided to publish the text with new commentary, believing many others share these anxieties.
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