Humans are storytelling animals whose cultures run on "functional fictions" that favor survival over objective truth. Philosophers face a dilemma: tell the truth and be rejected, or craft stories to keep society stable. AI will hugely amplify narrative power, so we must study and guide how stories are made and used.
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