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Spherical energetic quantum bubble
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brief
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 23, 2024
Categorized
Business and Finance, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Will the AI bubble pop louder than the dot-com bubble?

Denyse O'Leary
October 23, 2024
2
Business and Finance, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs)
Perhaps the basic problem is that it’s not clear what chatbots and generative AI produce other than private entertainment. Read More ›
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hacker cat working job profession illustration generative ai
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brief
News
Date
October 22, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Creativity, Law
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AI-using artist who claimed “art is dead” seeks copyright anyway

News
October 22, 2024
3
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Creativity, Law
Maybe art isn't dead; it is just going online. In that case, new payment structures and, as a last resort, data poisoning may be part of the mix. Read More ›
Blurred. Live broadcast blogger or journalist using a mobile phone in the auditorium. Pink background. Vertical photo or video mode. Soft focus. Copy space.
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brief
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 22, 2024
Categorized
Censorship, Media, Social Media

Musk: Don’t hate the media, become the media

Denyse O'Leary
October 22, 2024
3
Censorship, Media, Social Media
I’ve noticed over the last year that X is slowly morphing into a new type of news medium, perhaps best suited to a global internet. Read More ›
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Photo of a gold compass isolated against a dark teal background with starry night elements, copy space. Travel and navigation concept.
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brief
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 19, 2024
Categorized
Philosophy of Mind
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Navigating the landscape of consciousness

Denyse O'Leary
October 19, 2024
3
Philosophy of Mind

Many people have watched the short Closer to Truth videos at YouTube, where Robert Lawrence Kuhn has interviewed over two hundred scientists and philosophers on consciousness and related fields. The short format and lively pace are geared to those of us who are generally interested in the ideas and the people but don’t have hours or days to spare. Now Read More ›

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Person is looking for way out of psychedelic maze. A surreal labyrinth in magical forest. Human consciousness is at dead end, searching for solutions. Created with Generative AI
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brief
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 16, 2024
Categorized
Philosophy of Mind, Science
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At Psychology Today: Why science will never explain consciousness

Denyse O'Leary
October 16, 2024
2
Philosophy of Mind, Science
If a physical explanation of consciousness is impossible (so many theories, so little insight), what about those claims that computers will soon be conscious? Read More ›
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Brain psychology mind soul and hope concept art, 3d illustration, surreal artwork, imagination painting, conceptual idea
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brief
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 14, 2024
Categorized
Panpsychism, Philosophy of Mind
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A science writer tries moderating a panel on consciousness

Denyse O'Leary
October 14, 2024
3
Panpsychism, Philosophy of Mind
Human consciousness is unique and the largely inanimate universe may indeed be a stage for our spiritual unfolding. It is hardly narcissistic to think so. Read More ›
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An internet email symbol and a group of people are separated by a red prohibitory symbol No. restrictions on access to the global Internet. Censorship. Information control, society isolation policy
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brief
News
Date
October 14, 2024
Categorized
Censorship, Social Media
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Twitter Files investigator: There are no working class censors

News
October 14, 2024
3
Censorship, Social Media
Matt Taibbi: The dirty secret of “content moderation” everywhere is that it’s a tiny sliver of the educated rich correcting everyone else. Read More ›
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Face in multiverse
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brief
News
Date
October 13, 2024
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Philosophy, Probability, Science, Science Fiction
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Kirk Durston on scientism: When science fiction creeps into science

News
October 13, 2024
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Philosophy, Probability, Science, Science Fiction
If the multiverse feels less frightening and more rewarding than the existence of God, some people will insist that it has more scientific merit. Not so. Read More ›
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A robotic hand flawlessly scribing intricate algorithms, a fusion of precision and technology.
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brief
News
Date
October 12, 2024
Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Physics
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Nobel Prize winner warns AI may outsmart humans, But wait…

News
October 12, 2024
3
Artificial Intelligence, Physics
It’s hard to rule out the possibility that the Nobel Committee figures that, even if it's not really physics, if Hinton is right, they will have been prophetic. Read More ›
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brief
News
Date
October 11, 2024
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Censorship
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Brazil X back on line — but the wider struggle is only beginning

News
October 11, 2024
3
Censorship

ADF International reports that X is back online for its 40 million users in Brazil after a 39-day blockade — at least for now: Justice Alexandre De Moraes, who controversially banned the platform in August, has lifted the blockade following the conclusion of national elections. The stated objection of the ban was to prevent “misinformation” and “hate speech” ahead of Read More ›

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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Looks Out and Joeys Look Right on Log Autumn
Type
brief
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 10, 2024
Categorized
Animal mind, Human exceptionalism, Philosophy of Mind

The opossum is not an animal who “understands death”!

Denyse O'Leary
October 10, 2024
4
Animal mind, Human exceptionalism, Philosophy of Mind
Philosopher Susana Monsó admits that her thesis that opossums understand death is partly driven by her environment concerns — and her emotional needs. Read More ›