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We don't even really have a scientific analysis of what we mean by general intelligence.

We have these kind of hand-waving.

You know, humans can do this and humans can do that.

Wouldn't it be nice if machines could do that generally?

You'll hear that word endlessly, but nobody will ever define it.

This is your host, Scott Bertram.

Welcome to the Radio Free Hillsdale Hour, part of the Hillsdale College Podcast Network.

That was Eric Larson, author of the book, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence,

Why Computers Can't Think the Way we do. We talk in-depth

with Eric about AI a little bit later on in today's program. First, we're joined by Dr. Richard

Samuelson. He is Associate Professor of Government at Hillsdale College's Washington, D.C. campus.

Dr. Samuelson, thanks for joining us. Thank you for having me.

Discussing today at essay you recently had at Law and Liberty, James Madison and the

Crisis of the New Order and a discussion about returning American government to Republican small

R principles. What's the role of myth in legitimizing a government or a regime?

And what myths are key to the legitimization of our constitutional regime?

Well, myth is an interesting word.

I think you need common beliefs about what just government is and what good government is in any functioning political order.

And in our regime, it is a Republican or a Democratic Republic.

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