Hacker News with Generative AI: Enlightenment

Aliens and the Enlightenment (historytoday.com)
In the 18th century the existence of extraterrestrial life went from debatable hypothesis to fundamental tenet of Enlightenment thought.
How generative AI is trying to rip the screaming soul out of the Enlightenment (asomo.co)
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment (historytoday.com)