It is an enormous disservice to the public to report on this as if it were a "debate" rather than a disruption of science by billionaires throwing money at the hope of bringing about the speculative fiction stories they grew up reading---and philosophers and others feeling important by dressing these same silly ideas up in fancy words. 20, 21/
If TESCREAL as an acronym is unfamiliar, start with this excellent talk by @timnitGebru , reporting on joint work with @xriskology connecting the dots: 22/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7XT4TWLzJw