Eric Sadin: 'AI reeks of death'
CULTUREEric Sadin: ‘AI reeks of death’On November 30, 2022, the day ChatGPT was launched, Sadin couldn’t sleep a wink. He has developed a critical body of thought, brimming with striking headlines and elegant analyses of the future, riding the philosophical and social thinking of the last century to arrive at a scathing conclusion across some 10 books: we have become idiots, and we are on our way to becoming even bigger idiots. He has just baked three croissants and has a stack of papers with arguments laid out on the table where the interview will take place.
- ▪CULTUREEric Sadin: ‘AI reeks of death’On November 30, 2022, the day ChatGPT was launched, Sadin couldn’t sleep a wink.
- ▪He has developed a critical body of thought, brimming with striking headlines and elegant analyses of the future, riding the philosophical and social thinking of the last century to arrive at a scathing conclusion across some 10 books: we h
- ▪He has just baked three croissants and has a stack of papers with arguments laid out on the table where the interview will take place.
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CULTUREEric Sadin: ‘AI reeks of death’On November 30, 2022, the day ChatGPT was launched, Sadin couldn’t sleep a wink. The French philosopher, a leading voice in the resistance against runaway technological change, believes that artificial intelligence is a catastrophe that should have been banned: it threatens creativity, talent, and intellect — the very foundations of human civilizationÉric Sadin, photographed at his home in Paris on March 26.Manuel BraunDaniel VerdúOct 01, 2026 - 21:57CESTShare on WhatsappShare on FacebookShare on TwitterDesplegar Redes SocialesPrefer EL PAÍS on GoogleCompartir:WhatsappFacebookTwitterBlueskyLinkedinCopy linkÉric Sadin gets up and paces around the living room of his Paris apartment when an argument excites him. His own voice urges him to do so.
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