“The Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness” (Tononi et al., 2016) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of the post and clicking on the Download tab. The Psychocentric Predicament, The Impossibility of Any and Every Hard Science of Consciousness, … [continue reading]
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More Creative Rage Against the Computing Machine: Creative Materials and Social Contexts.
(TM, 2023) (PMA, 2023) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. More Creative Rage Against the Computing Machine: Creative Materials and Social Contexts In “Creative Rage Against The Computing Machine: Necessary … [continue reading]
A Cosmopolitan Commons For Free Reading: In Defence of Public Libraries.
River Heights Library, Winnipeg MN Canada (Canadian Library Architecture, 2021) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. A Cosmopolitan Commons For Free Reading: In Defence of Public Libraries Almost every … [continue reading]
On Fundamental Philosophical Disagreements.
(Lewandowsky et al., 2012: p. 122) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. On Fundamental Philosophical Disagreements For the purposes of this essay, let’s call people who wholeheartedly pursue and … [continue reading]
On the Impossibility of Kantbots and Seeing What’s Staring Us Right in the Face.
You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. On the Impossibility of Kantbots and Seeing What’s Staring Us Right in the Face The history of Kant’s life is difficult to describe. … [continue reading]
Addicted to Chatbots: ChatGPT as Substance D.
(Favpng, 2017) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. Addicted to Chatbots: ChatGPT as Substance D In Philip K. Dick’s brilliant 1977 dystopian science fiction novel, A Scanner Darkly, and … [continue reading]
Invasion of the Mind Snatchers, Or, The Easy Solution to the Problem of Chatbots in Higher Education.
(Wikipedia, 2023) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay, either by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab, or by going HERE. Invasion of the Mind Snatchers, Or, The Easy Solution to the Problem of Chatbots in Higher … [continue reading]
Creative Rage Against the Computing Machine: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Authentic Human Creativity.
“Butlerian Jihad” (Dune Wiki, 2023) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay, either by scrolling to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab, or by going HERE. Creative Rage Against the Computing Machine: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Authentic Human Creativity … [continue reading]
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence and Why It Persists.
A still frame from “I, Robot” (2004, dir. Alex Proyas) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay HERE. The Myth of Artificial Intelligence and Why It Persists No digital computing systems or digital technology, no matter how sophisticated or tricked-out with high-tech bells and whistles, … [continue reading]
Hinton & Me: Don’t Pause Giant AI Experiments, Ban Them.
“The Leader of the Luddites” (1812) (Wikipedia, 2023b) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay HERE. Hinton & Me: Don’t Pause Giant AI Experiments, Ban Them In an open letter published online in late March 2023, directed not only to the digital technology and AI … [continue reading]