maybe: leif weatherby

On the Digital Ocean | Critical Inquiry: Vol 48, No 2 Abstract The article investigates the mathematical and philosophical backdrop of the digital ocean as contemporary model, moving from the digitalized ocean of Georg Cantor’s set theory to that of Alan...

Maybe not close enough but in the area www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

very good, i think this is basically what all phenomenologists think about technology, to my mind the most interesting thing MH has to say about cybernetic machines is here: www.eudia.org/wp-content/u...

Can you post the relevant page? I know a lot of his cybernetic musings but unsure of this specific reference

I’ll be discussing Language Machines with Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social and Mike Lipkin @mlipkin.bsky.social at the Sem Coop on Dec 12
www.semcoop.com/event/leif-w...

38. Natural Language (w/ Leif Weatherby) Podcast Episode · Disintegrator · 24/09/2025 · 1h 6m

“Structuralism is back baby, it’s good again!”

This interview with Leif Weatherby on LLMs is one of the best theoretically-informed discussions I’ve heard on the topic. Well worth your time if you’re a literary theorist or linguist.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

20/16000, should you expect to see at least one example of the suspected demo in that batch?

Why 20? Show your work.

Categorical imperative for the 21st century: act in such a way that you can start class without discussion of a public statement of regret you had to issue

YouTube video by Remarque NYU Karen Hao on Empire of AI

my interview for the Digital Theory Lab with Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social at the Remarque Institute
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZpH...

if you're in NYC, come see Stephen and Hannes talk about their LLM novels
as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

I’m seeing Keon rumors

Language Machines as Antimeme AI Log reviews Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism

Large language models are language machines, and we need to think about what they do with language as more than just "mathy math."

Language Machines as Antimeme
www.ailog.blog/p/language-m...

Let him who has not parroted stochastically cast the first stone

Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

theonion.com/mike-johnson...

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Seems fine!

Which factory

Recruiter: holy shit, this applicant is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

This market is “stuff that will happen before GTA VI”

Please!

Some are saying it’s a match made in heaven

If you’re local stop by!

Ben continues to derive actionable insights from unstructured data

SUNY Binghamton just substantially increased stipends for grad students and we have several fully-funded PhD spots in art history. Pretty sure our endowment is smaller more our placement record is great
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

SOTA

Thursday Night Football starring Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort

The first in a (jam-packed) series of events on cultural AI this year from DTL. More incoming!

The Digital Theory Lab at NYU will host Karen Hao for a book talk on Empire of AI on Monday, October 13, RSVP required here:
as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

Man if only cognitive maps were still functioning

Oh amazing to hear! I hope it’s, well, generative