Richard Socher's 'The Eureka Machine' praised: AI as cognitive extension, not replacement
RichardSocher · x · 2026-10-26
Richard Socher amplified a take arguing the coming generation intuitively sees AI as a cognitive extension — a tool that amplifies rather than diminishes human abilities — while our felt sense of being human remains uniquely ours. The post also plugs Socher's new book The Eureka Machine.
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