Jill Lepore on AI
2 quotes from Jill Lepore on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include kqed.org.
Jill Lepore, Harvard historian, describing on KQED's Forum how people now ask AI for decisions once made through conversation with others.
What it refers to
An example of asking an AI chatbot for a personal decision instead of talking it through with other people.
Other voices
- Outsourcing our discernmentKate CrawfordResearcher30 September 2026
- Don't outsource your thinking, however tempting that may beCath Ellis4 October 2026
- Cognitive infrastructureWill Stronge30 September 2026
- It cannot say mmh and mean itHouda Nait El Barj30 September 2026
- It doesn't know what it feels like to sit in a packed airport at midnightManika Juneja30 September 2026
kqed.orgHistorian Jill Lepore Warns Against Letting Robots Take Over Our Democracy - KQED
The rule of humans by machines manufactured by corporations
Historian Jill Lepore, author of The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, speaking on KQED's Forum in August 2026 about AI and democracy.
What it refers to
The central concept of her book describing governance increasingly run by corporate-owned algorithms rather than democratic consent.
Other voices
- Those who control AI will impose their own moral visionChristopher Olah3 October 2026
- Outsourcing our discernmentKate CrawfordResearcher30 September 2026
- Don't outsource your thinking, however tempting that may beCath Ellis4 October 2026
- Cognitive infrastructureWill Stronge30 September 2026
- Removing the human from the loop is always an efficiency gainBarton Friedland30 September 2026
kqed.orgHistorian Jill Lepore Warns Against Letting Robots Take Over Our Democracy - KQED