In a candid conversation on ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/the-new-york-times” target=”_blank”>The New York Times‘ podcast Interesting Times, billionaire investor and ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/paypal” target=”_blank”>PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel offered a contrarian take on artificial intelligence. While Silicon Valley giants pitch AI as a transformational force, Thiel suggests that it may be more of a lifeboat than a rocket ship—a necessary but modest remedy to deeper societal stagnation.
For Thiel, AI isn’t a “machine god” or humanity’s path to immortality. But he still believes it’s the only visible way out of what he calls “technological…
