Social scientist Rex Douglass slams philosophers' evidence-free claims on AI
RexDouglass · x · 2026-09-12
Rex Douglass criticizes philosophers weighing in on AI for making pseudoscientific claims: no substantive work, no clear outcomes or counterfactuals, no reference to empirical literatures in innovation, education, or economics — arguing self-referential normative straw polls aren't accepted evidence anywhere.
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