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They've grown so much already

Puppies!

The horror....

The Surprising Depth Of Modern AI It's no secret that I like A.I. and this isn't the first article I've written about it.I've always been particularly fascinated by chat bots, ever since their early days when there was lively debate over whether a chat bot would ever be able to pass the Turing Test. Most were convinced that it could never happen. Afterall, even the biggest developments at the time were painfully obvious that there was no human at the other end.

The Surprising Depth Of Modern AI

It's no secret that I like A.I. and this isn't the first article I've written about it.I've always been particularly fascinated by chat bots, ever since their early days when there was lively debate over whether a chat bot would ever be able to pass the Turing…

Deductive Argument: Our Epistemic Responsibility for Opinions » Answers In Reason P1. Holding an opinion implies having a belief.P2. Having a belief involves a commitment to its truth.C1. Therefore, holding an opinion involves a commitment to its truth. P3. Epistemic responsibility...

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Rare moment of self-awareness from Musk.

I saw that pop up on amazing and considered rewatching it too

What is a Category Error? » Answers In Reason A category error happens when someone assigns a property to something that it can’t possibly have. It’s like saying, "This brick is feeling sad." Bricks don’t have emotions, so the statement is meanin...

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Thinking of going with this for the featured images (with title text overlay)

Just thinking about an logo for the shorts and will start publishing

Are there any articles you think would benefit from this?

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Finally getting round to creating some article "shorts" - basically simplified versions of the articles and deductive arguments with links to the longer article, for those that just want the answers or want a taste before deciding if they want to read the justification.

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Words, Actions, and the Web of Responsibility Are we responsible for how others act based on what we say? Can we control what others think and feel? How does power dynamics and bias fit into this?

Are we responsible for how others act based on what we say? Can we control what others think and feel? How does power dynamics and bias fit into this?

#opnion #words #language #action #responsibility #power #powerdynamics

Just imagine.

Identity and Identifiers: Navigating the Complexities of Selfhood Introduction What does it mean to be you? Are you always the same you? How do you know you are you? Can anyone else be you? Understanding the nuances between identity and identifiers is crucial in comprehending the intricacies of human existence. While identity constitutes the core essence of an individual, identifiers serve as the external manifestations used to distinguish and categorize individuals within society.

Identity and Identifiers: Navigating the Complexities of Selfhood

Introduction What does it mean to be you? Are you always the same you? How do you know you are you? Can anyone else be you? Understanding the nuances between identity and identifiers is crucial in comprehending the intricacies of…

Identity and Identifiers: Navigating the Complexities of Selfhood Introduction What does it mean to be you? Are you always the same you? How do you know you are you? Can anyone else be you? Understanding the nuances between identity and identifiers is crucial in comprehending the intricacies of human existence. While identity constitutes the core essence of an individual, identifiers serve as the external manifestations used to distinguish and categorize individuals within society.

Identity and Identifiers: Navigating the Complexities of Selfhood

Introduction What does it mean to be you? Are you always the same you? How do you know you are you? Can anyone else be you? Understanding the nuances between identity and identifiers is crucial in comprehending the intricacies of…

Some things might fit wholly in the domain of either one: questions like “What is morality?” and “What does it mean to be moral?” are wholly philosophical. However, studies on abuse and human behavior can help answer questions like “Is this moral?”

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That said, there is a symbiotic relationship between philosophy and science. Science can provide data to, at least some, philosophical musings and move the topic along, allowing philosophy to pose new problems for science to solve and provide data for.

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Science is built on philosophical principles, but you don't need to have a working knowledge of philosophy to do good science any more than you need to understand how roads are built to follow directions, or understand combustion engines to drive a car

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Thank you ♥️

Yeah, part of that is the algorithm being geared to what people click on most, and most people respond to things that annoy them in some way... But when you have folks like musk encouraging that behaviour with earnings it gets even worse

Sex Cells and Gender Tells » Answers In Reason 🤔Biology and Psychology can inform us on some key information about sex and gender, but with everyone's knowledge of things like sex stuck in the primary school knowledge of XX vs XY, combined with th...

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I mean, he wasn't wrong....

Haha yes

*here

Whilst hilarious, I'm not sure where she got this one from... I hope she just thought it funny rather than some external influence.

Recently, I walked into a room and said "it smells funny in her"

My 4 year old daughter said, "it's cos I'm not wearing any pants"

So how is everyone? Get anything good or do anything fun during the winter festivities?

Merry Christmas, everyone.

And not to exclude others, a little late/early but happy Hanukkah, solstice, Kwanzaa, Newtonmas, and anything else you may be celebrating today.

Hope your day is filled with love and joy x.

A vest.