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EPISODE · May 24, 2026 · 25 MIN

To Understand AI, Think Like A Dragonfly

from Aarva · host Anthea Roberts

If we look at artificial intelligence through a dozen different lenses at once, what finally comes into focus?Depending on who you ask, artificial intelligence is either our greatest engine of prosperity or the end of our cognitive independence. We tend to pick a side and dig in, but as Anthea Roberts argues, that narrowness is exactly what makes this technology so difficult to govern. Instead of searching for the single true narrative, she suggests we adopt dragonfly thinking—integrating nine competing perspectives to see the full, multifaceted reality of this hyperobject. It is a vital framework for anyone trying to make sense of a world that is shifting beneath our feet.Read at source: Noema

If we look at artificial intelligence through a dozen different lenses at once, what finally comes into focus? Depending on who you ask, artificial intelligence is either our greatest engine of prosperity or the end of our cognitive independence. We tend to pick a side and dig in, but as Anthea Roberts argues, that narrowness is exactly what makes this technology so difficult to govern. Instead of searching for the single true narrative, she suggests we adopt dragonfly thinking—integrating nine competing perspectives to see the full, multifaceted reality of this hyperobject. It is a vital framework for anyone trying to make sense of a world that is shifting beneath our feet. Read at source: Noema

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