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It’s Time to Buy Old Books Before AI Destroys Them

This scheme is the brain child of technicians, people who lead tech companies and tech labs who are wholly committed to a technological view of the world. Read More ›
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Why Dawkins’s Argument for AI Is an Argument for God

If step-by-step mechanical explanations do not rule out creation by intelligent agents, then I’m not sure we can dismiss the evidence for design in nature. Read More ›
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On Minds and Machines, Richard Dawkins’s Curious Inconsistency

If we encounter far more advanced informational technology in living organisms, isn’t the same intuition at least worth considering? Read More ›
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Zombie Metaphysics: Dawkins Versus Pope Leo

This casual devaluing of consciousness is actually intertwined with the rush to ascribe it to AI. The ultimate conclusion is the same. Read More ›
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On Implossibility (No, Spell-Check Didn’t Fail Me)

What is the probability of forming a book with at least one hundred words in a row, if we are sampling from the Hebrew alphabet? Read More ›
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Why AI Can’t Replace Us Functionally

The map is not the territory. The symbol is not the thing. And the model is not the mind. Read More ›

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