What Martin Seligman has said about Artificial intelligence
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 24, 2026
Martin Seligman, Psychologist known for learned helplessness research, author of a forthcoming book on agency, has been quoted on Artificial intelligence 2 times in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on October 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Seligman believes AI is the best companion and supplement to human agency in his lifetime, contrary to doomsayers.
“why I've come to believe AI is the best companion and supplementer of human agency of my lifetime”
Modern Wisdom: Positive Psychology Founder: How To Stop Your Negative Thoughts - Martin Seligman - #1167 (Oct 24, 2026) · Listen from 43:10
Seligman argues AI is creative in the dyadic sense of collaborative pairs like the Wright brothers, though not in a lone-genius sense.
“the second theory of creativity, which is one that I think is most plausible, is that the number is two. It's the Wright brothers going back and forth”
Modern Wisdom: Positive Psychology Founder: How To Stop Your Negative Thoughts - Martin Seligman - #1167 (Oct 24, 2026) · Listen from 45:02
Episodes
Positive Psychology Founder: How To Stop Your Negative Thoughts - Martin Seligman - #1167Modern Wisdom · Oct 24, 2026 · 1 h 21 min
Chris Williamson talks with psychologist Martin Seligman about learned helplessness, optimism, his new book Agency, AI and creativity, and the Axial Age.
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