Richard Ngo channels Nietzsche on living in an age when civilization's foundations shake
RichardMCNgo · x · 2026-11-08
OpenAI researcher Richard Ngo posted a Nietzschean riff: if a demon told you that you must live your life in an age of chaos, when the foundations of civilization are shaking and few dare step off crumbling tracks—would you curse him, or answer: "You are a god and never have I heard anything more divine"? A philosophical reflection on living through the AI era's upheaval.
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