Peter Biles
On the State of Men and Reading
Valuable advice to students: Learn how to read deeply
The Enduring Relevance of The Brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky opposed materialism and pointed readers to beauty and mystery
Altman Says Adults Can Use ChatGPT to Create “Erotic” Content
Pushback against Altman's post was swift, as one might expect
AI Psychosis and the Need for Human Exceptionalism
I pronounce you husband and chatbot?AI is a tool with certain potentials and limits across various fields, but basic anthropological confusion can do a lot of damage. What happens when AI programs cease to be seen as mere tools, meant to used in limited ways and used wisely, and are considered “persons?” It sounds silly to pose the question, but that’s where we are. Futurism writer Frank Landymore reports on an Ohio legislative measure to ban human-AI marital unions. The bill must be intended to be preventative, since AI bots and programs aren’t recognized as legal persons (yet), but it speaks to a cultural trend that, if undealt with, could blow out of proportion. Landymore writes, Popular chatbots are capable of being eerily lifelike, effortlessly Read More ›
Are Digital ID Cards and AI Surveillance on the Horizon?
The man who believes AI-surveillance is in our future is about to have even more influence over social media and its algorithms
What is Going on in the United Kingdom?
Things are getting Orwellian across the pond
AI Will Keep Hallucinating, says OpenAI
AI will always need human guidance.
Wanted: Comedian Who is Actually Funny
First Colbert, now Kimmel.
R.I.P Charlie Kirk, Who Was Killed While in Dialogue with College Students
He was a great man of faith who dared to speak his mind.
CBS in Talks to Buy Bari Weiss’s The Free Press
Is it a sell out or poetic justice?
Where X Went Wrong in Dealing with Links to Independent Media
Elon Musk bought Twitter, changed it to X, and made it a nightmare for writers trying to share their work
Thanks to Our Screens, We’re Heading For a Post-Literate Culture?
Whatever one’s opinions regarding solutions for declining literacy rates, people can always start to brew change in their own lives and communities
Declining Literacy Rates and What Happens Next
Are we being alarmist or is literacy really on a lifeline?
AI: Tool or Companion?
Personalized AI systems only make sense in a friendless society.
In a Materialistic Universe, Literature Doesn’t Make Sense
Language itself is theological. It’s an ascent
Internal Meta Document Reveals Shockingly Permissive Standards
Advocates call for more safety as AI bots flood the sceneAccording to a report from Reuters, Meta, parent company of Facebook, has allowed its chatbot to flirt and have “sensual” conversations with children. Meta AI is now accessible on various Meta platforms, and age limits are essentially suggestions, not requirements. Anyone can lie about their age and create an account. Jeff Horwitz writes, These and other findings emerge from a Reuters review of the Meta document, which discusses the standards that guide its generative AI assistant, Meta AI, and chatbots available on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, the company’s social-media platforms. Meta confirmed the document’s authenticity, but said that after receiving questions earlier this month from Reuters, the company removed portions which stated it is permissible for chatbots to flirt and engage Read More ›
Jim Acosta Interviews AI Avatar of Dead Man
The AI was a stand-in for Joaquin Oliver, a young man who was tragically killed in the Parkland High School shooting in 2018
Is Longform Media Really Dead?
Signs of life in the arts and culture world suggest otherwise