The main concern with glacier rights is the inevitable erosion of what human rights mean. Ungrounded in reality, they come to mean everything, anything, and ultimately, nothing.
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We also tried an AI detector on copy from Mind Matters News…
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Even as supersmart types get trapped in the “AI is becoming human” nonsense, a group of mathematicians is trying to Make Skepticism Normal Again.
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The red flags were pretty obvious, actually. We should keep this in mind when we hear commentators extol the wonders of AI in health care.
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If mathematics is discovered, not invented, the foundation of our universe is abstract, not concrete.
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The very fact that a respectable discussion is beginning around this question tells us that something has changed.
Read More ›Michael Egnor is being asked to speak in many venues as the result of the publication of his and Denyse O’Leary’s 2025 book, The Immortal Mind.
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There’s nothing there. Look, maybe we are alone in the universe. Or maybe not. But real space exploration is the only way we can hope to find out.
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The good news is that better educators are recognizing that physical literacy skills are important too. We are minds and bodies, not digital programs.
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We struggle with the pencil or pen until our bodies begin to express what our minds are learning and thinking. Or … we don’t — and the results show.
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Most of what we had to say, based on neuroscience and similar topics, could fit nicely into a Buddhist universe where the mind is real but there isn’t a God.
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Maria Strømme’s approach seems like part of a gradual recognition that materialism is coming under fire for evidence-based reasons.
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X recently allowed users to find out that many loud voices poisoning public discussion are not who they claim to be.
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There will likely be pressure on other image tool creators to embed watermarks and, with any luck, suspicion will fall on those that don’t.
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At his blog, scientist and clergyman Kirk Durston takes on theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, who denies free will.
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Creating and catering to psychological addictions is not like selling shovels, can openers or batteries. It’s much more bubble-prone.
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Economist Gary Smith, writing in MarketWatch, says OpenAI’s failure would not replay the 2008 financial crisis. Not enough is at stake.
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Lähde, who regrets the decision, mentions “Capitalocene,” “Anglocene,” and “Plantationocene” as awaiting their chance in the wings.
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She then blows up her own case by dragging Aristotle into it. Chimpanzees are NOT showing what Aristotle meant by reason.
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Whatever is really going on, claiming that AI made the workers obsolete is good for keeping investors and valuators confident.
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