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The Tech-God Complex: Why We Need to be Skeptics

2024/11/21
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Aza Raskin
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Daniel
软件开发专家，专注于编程和技术博客写作。
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Greg Epstein
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Greg Epstein认为科技已经成为我们这个时代最具影响力的社会力量，如同宗教一样，塑造着我们的日常生活，并渗透到我们生活的方方面面。他指出，硅谷科技界充斥着一些类似宗教教义的观点，例如科技永远是好的，影响力越大进步越大等等，这些观点正支配着科技发展方向。他还认为，人们对科技的依赖和对外包意义的追求，与宗教的功能非常相似，这既有好处也有风险。同时，他也提醒人们要对科技保持怀疑精神，即使是相信科技的人也应该对某些说法或过度行为持怀疑态度。最后，他呼吁人们要改良宗教，而不是消除它，真正的解决方法在于改善人际关系，建立信任，学会更好地对待彼此，而不是一味追求科技进步。 Aza Raskin认为人们越来越多地将意义的寻找外包给科技，就像宗教一样，这既有好处也有风险。好处是可以触及到一些难以言喻的东西，风险是我们的世界观会被科技的构建方式所塑造。他还指出，科技行业的领军人物就像“科技祭司”，他们用宗教式的语言来描述超越我们理解范围的科技概念和力量，例如将人工智能比作神，或讨论科技带来的天堂或地狱。最后，他提出了一个疑问：如果我们不能盲目相信科技，那我们应该相信什么？这是一个亟待解决的问题。 Daniel认为科技界的某些信条，例如科技永远是好的，影响力越大进步越大，正在左右科技发展的方向。他还指出，硅谷内部存在一种道德准则，认为科技发展速度越快越好，延缓科技发展会导致更多人死亡，这赋予了他们的工作一种宗教般的使命感。

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The discussion explores how technology has become a dominant force in our lives, akin to a religion, and how religious thinking is shaping the future of technology and humanity.
  • Technology has become the world's most consequential religion.
  • Silicon Valley tech is dominated by religious-like ideas and doctrines.
  • Tech leaders' beliefs and promises are influencing the direction of technology.

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Silicon Valley's interest in AI is driven by more than just profit and innovation. There’s an unmistakable mystical quality to it as well. In this episode, Daniel and Aza sit down with humanist chaplain Greg Epstein to explore the fascinating parallels between technology and religion. From AI being treated as a godlike force to tech leaders' promises of digital salvation, religious thinking is shaping the future of technology and humanity. Epstein breaks down why he believes technology has become our era's most influential religion and what we can learn from these parallels to better understand where we're heading.

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