Artificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant Knowledge

An essay on the Public Domain Review compares Ars Notoria—a medieval grimoire that supposedly granted instant knowledge—to artificial intelligence. The piece draws a parallel between that historical promise and today's AI systems, and was recently shared on Hacker News.

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