Miles Brundage argues that studying history helps people see that the world, not the individual, is often what seems crazy. He cites colonists defeating the British Empire, Hitler deceiving many people, and people once being unaware of germs as examples. He adds that many people are in denial about AI.
Reading history is important in order to grok that often it’s the world/events that are crazy, not you.
Crazy stuff happens!
Like yes colonists repeatedly mogged the British Empire, Hitler bamboozled many ppl, ppl had no idea about germs…
And yes, many are in denial about AI
Source: Miles Brundage · x.comPublished · added here
