empty dreams, delivering not posthuman paradise but silicon oblivion (opens in new tab)

On one level, it’s a little disappointing that the winner of the (English-language) Berggruen essay prize for 2025 is Anil Seth, an extremely well-established philosopher and author of note; it might have been nice to see some new voice breaking through and winning what, for them, would be a life-changing sum of money, but for Seth will likely just go toward paying off the last of the mortgage.