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Peter Biles
Date
March 11, 2026}

What is Meta Up To? Big Tech Turns to AI Investment

_{The social media giant bought a social media site made up of bots.} _{Peter Biles
March 11, 2026

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Two Small Robots Interact in a Garden Setting

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Robert J. Marks
Date
March 9, 2026

Categorized
Logic

Tagged
Computer engineering, Prison, Switches, Switching theory}

Micro Softy 69: A Bunch of Switches

_{Where switching theory meets strategy} _{Robert J. Marks
March 9, 2026

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Logic}

3d rendering of futuristic blue circuit board

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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
March 8, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI)

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Adaptation, AI, Creativity, Imagination, training data}

Why AI Can’t Create Like We Can

_{Human beings are endowed with a unique creative force, so why let AI have all the fun?} _{Andrew McDiarmid
March 8, 2026

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI)}

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Gary Varner
Date
March 7, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
aliens, Bowman's message, Crew, HAL, Jupiter, Kubrick and Clarke, space}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Review Part 5

_{The crew watches Jupiter grow smaller until it explodes, sending shockwaves through the ship.} _{Gary Varner
March 7, 2026

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Cosmology}

A hyper-realistic depiction of a small explosion caused by fireworks, capturing every spark and color detail in slow motion

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Kenneth Francis
Date
March 5, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Demons, ID, Mental illness, mind, Negative energy}

Demons from the Id

_{One such strange condition of mental turmoil is schizophrenia.} _{Kenneth Francis
March 5, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind}

Brain psychology mind soul and hope concept art, 3d illustration, surreal artwork, imagination painting, conceptual idea

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Robert J. Marks
Date
March 2, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
brain, Dualism, Emergentism, Idealism, mind, Panpsychism, Quantum consciousness, Sims theory}

Six Theories of Consciousness

_{Everybody talks about AI becoming conscious, but no one ever defines what consciousness is.} _{Robert J. Marks
March 2, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind}

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Robert J. Marks
Date
March 1, 2026

Categorized
Logic

Tagged
Choices, Prison, Switching theory}

Micro Softy 68: An Overcrowded Prison

_{When every flip counts, can Frenchy find his freedom?} _{Robert J. Marks
March 1, 2026

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Logic}

Stand out from the crowd and different creative idea concepts, man standing out of crowd - 3d rendering

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Kenneth Francis
Date
March 1, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
Agnosticism, External world, god, perception, Sources, Ways of seeing}

Agnosticism, Appearance, and Reality

_{Regarding God, the evidence for fact and truth on creation and morality is everywhere} _{Kenneth Francis
March 1, 2026

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Cosmology}

Silent Forest in spring with beautiful bright sun rays

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Gary Varner
Date
February 28, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
Alien consciousness, Chandra, Discovery One, HAL, Jupiter, Monolith, space}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Part 4

_{The decision is made to keep all the details from HAL.} _{Gary Varner
February 28, 2026

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Cosmology}

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George Montañez
Date
February 26, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI)

Tagged
ChatGPT, Compelling case, Full automation, Gary Smith, Law, Overextrapolation}

Of Logic and Lawyers: AI’s Fragile Competence

_{The case against near‑term legal automation—and the AI blind spots that still matter.} _{George Montañez
February 26, 2026

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI)}

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Casey Luskin
Date
February 25, 2026

Categorized
Natural Intelligence

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Archaeological evidence, Biological Theory, brain, Homo Erectus}

Paper Defends Spoken Language in Homo erectus

_{The first thing that comes to mind in the context of intellectual capabilities is brain size.} _{Casey Luskin
February 25, 2026

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Natural Intelligence}

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Jonathan Swindell
Date
February 25, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI)

Tagged
Advice, AI, chatbots, Risks, Vulnerable children}

Ginny Weasley Teaches Us About the Danger of AI Chatbots for Children

_{She challenges us to do the hard work of educating other parents on the risks of unfettered access to these tools.} _{Jonathan Swindell
February 25, 2026

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI)}

Digital chatbots on smartphones access data and information in online networks. Robot Applications and Global Connectivity AI Artificial Intelligence innovation and technology

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Kenneth Francis
Date
February 25, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Berkeley, cosmos, god, mind, perception}

Is Berkeley’s Universe a Spiritual Hologram

_{Berkeley looks from within as his starting point.} _{Kenneth Francis
February 25, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind}

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Robert J. Marks
Date
February 23, 2026

Categorized
Logic

Tagged
Appliances, Computer engineer, Digital logic, Logic, math}

Micro Softy 67: Three Switches and a Song

_{A mind‑twisting challenge for curious thinkers} _{Robert J. Marks
February 23, 2026

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Logic}

Light Switch for On and Off Power Illumination

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Gary Varner
Date
February 21, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

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Arthur C. Clarke, cosmos, Discovery, HAL, Kubrick, Monolith, Übermensch}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Part 3

_{Secrets, circuits, and a killer logic loop.} _{Gary Varner
February 21, 2026

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Cosmology}

Jupiter's moon Europa in front of the planet Jupiter

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Kenneth Francis
Date
February 20, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

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AI, Demonic, Hi-Technology, Martin Heidegger, Physical tasks, Tower of Babel, Work}

AI and the “Accursed Flower”

_{If AI ever gets too big for its algorithmic boots, God might ‘Tower-of-Babel’ it.} _{Kenneth Francis
February 20, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

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Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 19, 2026

Categorized
Ethics

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Brain damage, Disabled patient, ethics, Life support, Objections}

U.K. Hospital Unilaterally Cuts Off Life Support of Disabled Patient over Family Objections

_{The 68-year-old suffered extensive brain damage} _{Wesley J. Smith
February 19, 2026

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Ethics}

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Richard W. Stevens
Date
February 18, 2026

Categorized
Surveillance

Tagged
AI systems, Illegal videos, Malware, Surveillance, Victims}

Industrial Scale Blackmail Thanks to Agentic AI

_{Black Mirror wasn’t the warning, it was the blueprint.} _{Richard W. Stevens
February 18, 2026

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Surveillance}

Total population control concept with CCTV videocam and small figures of people

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Gary Smith
Date
February 17, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI)

Tagged
AI, Answers, Courts, Databases, Lawyers, LLMs, predictions}

AI-Lawyers Will Have Fools for Clients

_{When tech prophets promise everything—except accuracy.} _{Gary Smith
February 17, 2026

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI)}

AI: Artificial Intelligence Review Part 1

Does the ‘Mind Have its Own Place’?

Euthanasia of the Mentally Ill Increasing in the Netherlands

Latest Articles

What is Meta Up To? Big Tech Turns to AI Investment

Micro Softy 69: A Bunch of Switches

Why AI Can’t Create Like We Can

2010: The Year We Make Contact Review Part 5

Demons from the Id

Six Theories of Consciousness

Micro Softy 68: An Overcrowded Prison

Agnosticism, Appearance, and Reality

2010: The Year We Make Contact Part 4

Of Logic and Lawyers: AI’s Fragile Competence

Paper Defends Spoken Language in Homo erectus

Ginny Weasley Teaches Us About the Danger of AI Chatbots for Children

Is Berkeley’s Universe a Spiritual Hologram

Micro Softy 67: Three Switches and a Song

2010: The Year We Make Contact Part 3

AI and the “Accursed Flower”

U.K. Hospital Unilaterally Cuts Off Life Support of Disabled Patient over Family Objections

Industrial Scale Blackmail Thanks to Agentic AI

AI-Lawyers Will Have Fools for Clients

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Physicist proposes new consciousness theory that explains NDEs

Google offers new way to check for AI deepfakes

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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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