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Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss whether AI is killing the art of writing—and the thinking that goes with it. Overtime: Paul on Jonathan Haidt, Bob’s brush with Hollywood, and the word(s) you can’t say.
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0:00 Bob channels Dick Cheney
4:01 Is AI killing writing? And thinking?
16:19 How Bob and Paul actually use AI
23:39 The cognitive vs economic value of writing
30:04 AIs aping “Memento” and other frontier freakiness
37:36 Bob: Reckless AI is just good business
41:08 Heading to Overtime
Discussed in Overtime:
Paul assesses Jon Haidt’s big theory.
Will AI get us closer to or further from truth?
American vs Chinese AI biases.
Cambridge’s DEI scandal.
The word(s) you can’t say.
Bob’s brush with Hollywood.
Paul’s nepotistic ratings ploy.
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded August 12, 2026.
Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss whether AI is killing the art of writing—and the thinking that goes with it. Overtime: Paul on Jonathan Haidt, Bob’s brush with Hollywood, and the word(s) you can’t say.
Subscribe to The NonZero Newsletter at: nonzero.org/subscribe
Exclusive Overtime discussion: nonzero.org/p/is-human-writing-doomed-robert-wright
Join NonZero's Discord server: discord.gg/Zy4jAhTQMF
0:00 Bob channels Dick Cheney
4:01 Is AI killing writing? And thinking?
16:19 How Bob and Paul actually use AI
23:39 The cognitive vs economic value of writing
30:04 AIs aping “Memento” and other frontier freakiness
37:36 Bob: Reckless AI is just good business
41:08 Heading to Overtime
Discussed in Overtime:
Paul assesses Jon Haidt’s big theory.
Will AI get us closer to or further from truth?
American vs Chinese AI biases.
Cambridge’s DEI scandal.
The word(s) you can’t say.
Bob’s brush with Hollywood.
Paul’s nepotistic ratings ploy.
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded August 12, 2026.
Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
