Philosophers push on AI distinctions, citing new Lederman & Goldstein paper
rgblong · x · 2026-09-24
Prompted by a conversation with philosopher Harvey Lederman, the author points to Lederman as one of several philosophers doing interesting work on these issues, citing his recent paper with Simon Goldstein. The author notes the thread amounts to heated agreement with examples rather than disagreement, and that the distinction merits continued reflection.
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