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Vitalik Buterin Says AI Is Knowledgeable but Not Very Wise
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says AI is extremely knowledgeable but not very wise.
In his view, chatbots spot references to almost anything, yet they judge only the surface of what a text argues. His remarks landed in an X debate over whether chatbots now rival the best human readers.
That gap matters for crypto traders who feed whitepapers and governance proposals into AI tools and act on the summaries. A Harvard Class Without Chatbots Sparked the Debate The thread started with a Wall Street Journal report on Humanities 10, a demanding Harvard course for freshmen.
According to excerpts shared on X, applications rose 40% this fall, with 180 students competing for 90 seats. Students face a heavy book each week, and the course bans devices.
Several applicants said they wanted an antidote to AI shortcuts. In response, a user argued today's models beat any human as discussion partners on classics because they have read everything.
However, a writer pushed back, calling chatbot feedback on her own essays "slop" for now. What Vitalik Buterin Sees Missing in AI Judgment Buterin then joined the thread and drew a line between knowledge and wisdom.
