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Hyperrational thought experiments, forceful debates on whether AI could be shaped for the better, an unshakable belief in technological progress—these are classic Anthropic qualities.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Physicists call such conditions Schrödinger cat states, named after Erwin Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
The Two-Leader Thought Experiment Craze often begins his work with leaders using a deceptively simple thought experiment.
—Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Replace the person with a computer, and the thought experiment suggests that computer systems don’t understand information.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Physicists call such conditions Schrödinger cat states, named after Erwin Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
The Two-Leader Thought Experiment Craze often begins his work with leaders using a deceptively simple thought experiment.
—Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Replace the person with a computer, and the thought experiment suggests that computer systems don’t understand information.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Thought experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thought%20experiment. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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