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Meghan O'Gieblyn explores AI's role as a modern faith in NY Review of Books

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Meghan O'Gieblyn's essay "Wishing It So" in The New York Review of Books explores the human desire to believe in the transformative power of artificial intelligence. The piece delves into how this yearning can lead to a form of technological faith, where AI is imbued with almost spiritual significance. O'Gieblyn examines the philosophical underpinnings of this belief, referencing thinkers like Simone Weil and Arthur Schopenhauer to contextualize our relationship with advanced technology. AI

IMPACT Explores the philosophical and societal implications of human belief in AI's transformative power.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the philosophical implications of AI.

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    Chasing Our Elusive Attention | Meghan O’Gieblyn | The New York Review of Books https://www. nybooks.com/articles/2026/09/2 4/wishing-it-so-meghan-ogieblyn/?utm

    Chasing Our Elusive Attention | Meghan O’Gieblyn | The New York Review of Books https://www. nybooks.com/articles/2026/09/2 4/wishing-it-so-meghan-ogieblyn/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01M2JNF2ETRDNJRT5B8YV2ZAS3&_kx=xUYuEyKLvfzMmBaejgRY9T66ygHozgEpktNNW_FHWQc.U5…

    LINKS nybooks.com/…/wishing-it-so-meghan-ogiebl…

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