Drinking Skeptically -- AI: Apocalypse, Hype, or Just another Tool?

You may have noticed some typos in the cover image. You know who to blame. That's right... AI.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere—and the stories we tell about it range from utopian efficiency to human extinction. For this month’s Freethinkers discussion, we’ll dig into a recent New Yorker essay that frames today’s AI debate as a clash between two sharply opposed worldviews.

Here's a link to the article:
Two Paths for AI

The article itself has links to follow for further reading. For your convenience, I'll link the two main sources here:

• AI 2027
• AI as Normal Technology

I look forward to hearing your thoughts about this important topic.

A note about the cover art for this meeting: I had AI make it :)

About our schedule during the meeting: We are trying to dedicate the first 15 minutes to socializing and ordering our food and drinks. So please help us make the ordering process as efficient as possible. This will minimize interruptions of the discussion. We won't be doing Socratic Dialog this time, but it's still on the table for a future meetup.