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Re:Big AI labs are hiring philosophers by Terr_ on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @03:43PM (#48664771)
> Paul Graham's submarine essay

To save a few clicks: https://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html

> [The] PR industry, lurking like a huge, quiet submarine beneath the news. Of the stories you read in traditional media that aren't about politics, crimes, or disasters, more than half probably come from PR firms.

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Re:Big AI labs are hiring philosophers by felooboolooomba on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @04:03PM (#48664949)
>more than half probably come from PR firms

Imagine how bad it is on social media.

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Re:Big AI labs are hiring philosophers by Terr_ on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @11:36PM (#48668547)
Frankly, I'm kinda scared about a negative-trust future.

Compared to the 90's, not only are the financial pressures for scams/fraud/astroturfing rather extreme, but the cost of running lots of complicated lies is dropping like a stone.

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Re:Big AI labs are hiring philosophers by felooboolooomba on Thursday June 25, 2026 @07:39AM (#48671977)
That negative-trust future is already here.

When GPT showed up, I posted that the internet and the world as we knew it was over. I mostly got downvoted and negative comments.

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