TheStalwart: Talking computers are sparking a new philosophical boom, echoing ancient Greece
toptickcrypto · x · 2026-10-23
Financial commentator Joseph Wang (TheStalwart) observes that just as the invention of writing triggered an explosion of philosophical interest in ancient Greece, talking computers are doing the same today — pointing to the rationality and 'first principles' culture of the SF tech scene as a modern parallel to ancient Athens. He adds that whether or not AI poses existential or economic risk, human-AI dialogue is already reshaping mass interest in philosophy.
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