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AI as Oracle

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Ancient peoples consulted oracles, seeking wisdom from beyond human understanding. Today we prompt language models. The technology differs; the human need remains constant. We seek guidance, validation, insight from sources we perceive as other.

But the oracle's power was in its ambiguity. The AI's danger is in its confident clarity.


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