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159. The "Exception" and So-Called Artificial Intelligence

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Seeking the Hidden Thing Podcast
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Mar 27, 2026
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Summary

Carl Schmitt's short work "Political Theology" offers some key insights into the nature of LLM algorithms, and their key, fundamental fatal flaw. It's the same problem the "the rule of law" has. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/subscribe