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The Tragedy of Wisdom.

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A LessWrong post argues that knowledge differs from wisdom, noting that people have criticized AI as a "glorified Google search engine" for lacking wisdom, though such objections have become less common.

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“Knowledge is different from wisdom. You can know a great deal without being wise — and this is essentially the "criticism" some people make of AI when they call it a "glorified Google search engine." Although such objections have become less common lately.”
LessWrong, 28 Oct 2026, 19:18.

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