Lower Wealth, Fear, and Ambition
Executive Summary The strongest conclusion from current evidence is that lower wealth does not generally reduce fear in the broad psychological sense. On average, lower income or lower socioeconomic status is more …
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How to Conquer AI Safely
Executive summary Interpreted ethically, “conquering AI” should not mean dominating a sentient adversary or attempting a malicious takeover. It should mean building durable human control over advanced AI systems and the organizations …
The Will to Ambition
Executive summary This report treats “the will to ambition” as an analytic construct rather than a settled term of art. In the literature reviewed here, motivation is a broad process that energizes …
AI Philosophy and the Role of the AI Philosopher
Executive summary This report treats AI philosophy as the broad philosophical study of artificial intelligence and its implications, not just “AI ethics” in the narrow sense. In current scholarly usage, the area …
Tragedy as a Stimulus to Life
Executive Summary The best-supported answer is qualified yes: tragic experience can stimulate renewed purpose, growth, creativity, or forms of flourishing, but not because suffering is intrinsically good, and not for everyone. Across …
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