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Harari, Humans, Algorithms, and AI
A futurist’s warning: AI may soon redefine the boundaries of human agency
The Decline of K-12 Literacy and What Might Help
An emphasis on storytelling might at least partially serve as a solution in K-12.
Micro Softy 63: A Beggar’s Tale
A street‑corner encounter that tests your ability to read between the lines
The Aesthetics of Imperfection and Decay
A lament for beauty in an age that no longer sees it
2001: A Space Odyssey Review Part 8
Final thoughts on the movie
NIH Bans Funding of Fetal Tissue Research
A second major research restriction signals a broader shift in federal biomedical policy
Absolutist, Prohibitionist, and Luddite? Oh, My!
Pushing back against labels that shut down the conversation
Micro Softy 62: The Ordeal of Sisyphus Fats
A hill, a bowling ball, and the mathematics of persistence
2001: A Space Odyssey Review Part 7: Space Baby
The idea of a floating baby with a force field around it is ridiculous.
Why isn’t the AI bubble ‘Common Knowledge’ and Pop?
Profits and revenues have been replaced by new metrics
125 Flubbed Headline Prompts to AI
Double meanings, double trouble: The art of reading between the lines
Lawsuit in Canada to Force Catholic Hospitals to Permit Euthanasia
When doctors’ Christian beliefs lose to bureaucratic power
Grok’s Deepfake Capacities Modified Following Pushback
Deepfakes and AI-generated content are only becoming more prevalent on sites like X.
Computer Intelligence Versus Human Intelligence
Professor Joseph Weizenbaum created a chatbot he named ELIZA that conversed with users the way a psychotherapist might
A Pioneer Ahead of His Time: Bernard Widrow and the Origins of Modern AI
While history has not always granted him the recognition he deserved, every modern neural network quietly echoes Widrow's ideas.
2001: A Space Odyssey Review Part 6
Is Bowman a victor for reaching the stargate or has he been caught in a trap?
Anti-AI Absolutism
My take on the AI situation v Doug Smith
Monday Micro Softy 61: Take Five
Crack the beat: a logic puzzle in rhythm and time
Bioethicist: Let surgeons kill patients during organ harvesting
What a new wave of bioethical arguments means for patients, doctors, and the future of organ donation
Heavens! Are You an AI Denialist?
Accusations of “AI denialism” smear thoughtful critics as mentally disordered
Briefs
Physicist proposes new consciousness theory that explains NDEs
What if all that hate is just a few angry people with keyboards?
Google offers new way to check for AI deepfakes
Philosopher: Free will hypothesis survives test of predictions
Nvidia’s earnings call rattles “whole financial world” — but why?
If OpenAI fails, would the tech industry suffer?
The “Anthropocene” geological epoch is dead, as an idea
Researcher argues that chimpanzees show rationality too
Tech industry layoffs continue; AI’s role remains unclear
Researchers sometimes “add” copy just to get published
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