AI and Epistemics: The Good, Bad and Ugly
AI could transform how we collectively figure out what's true. Forethought maps out the good, bad, and ugly of AI's potential impact on societal epistemics.
AI impacts on epistemics: the good, the bad and the ugly Owen Cotton-Barratt Rose Hadshar Authors Citations Cite Citations PDF Contact 12th April 2026 AI impacts on epistemics: the good, the bad and the ugly Intro The good The bad The ugly So what should we expect to happen? Things we didn’t cover Whose epistemics? ‘Weird’ dynamics [AI Narration] AI impacts on epistemics: the good, the bad and the ugly Playback speed 0.5 × 0.75 × 1 × 1.25 × 1.5 × 1.75 × 2 × Volume 0:00 of 20:43 0:00 | 20:43 Intro For better or worse, AI could reshape the way that people work out what to believe and what to do.
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