Ken Boyd

Can't wait to read Ezra Klein's fair and balanced take about how ICE agents shoot people in the face the right way

The rise of AI denialism Computer scientist Louis Rosenberg argues that dismissing AI as a “bubble” or mere “slop” ignores the tectonic technological shift now unfolding.

Framing legitimate skepticism about AI as "denialism" is gaslignting, pure and simple. Notice how these articles are invariably written by CEOs of AI companies bigthink.com/the-present/...

We’ve seen research showing LLM chatbots can reduce belief in conspiracy theories in experimental settings: scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=e...

But in the wild, it seems that these tools likely contribute to strengthening belief in conspiracy theories for many.

Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.

by Ezra Klein

Why do some of us love AI, while others hate it? The answer is in how our brains perceive risk and trust Sometimes, distrust of machines can be a rational reaction.

Saying that people's aversion to AI is essentially due to cognitive biases is ridiculous. Maybe people don't like AI because it is built on theft and produces nothing of actual value? share.google/afG7y7LfP8Ta...

Malcolm Gladwell revises stance on trans athletes in women's sports Gladwell, 62, shared his new point of view in video posted to X Tuesday, insisting "trans women have no place" competing with athletes assigned female at birth.

Your annual reminder that Malcolm Gladwell is a dumbass cosplaying as someone smart www.newsweek.com/malcolm-glad...

[guy seeing brain leeches infecting everyone's brain] maybe we should do something about these brain leeches

[guy with 10 leeches on his brain] pessimists like this fail to realize that we just need to work *with* the brain leeches

C'mon now

Anthropic mapped Claude's morality. Here's what the chatbot values (and doesn't) A study of conversations shows Claude mirroring certain user values and strongly resisting others.

Claude does not value anything, stop anthropomorphizing computer programs www.zdnet.com/article/anth...

AI systems could be ‘caused to suffer’ if consciousness achieved, says research Experts and thinkers signed open letter expressing concern over irresponsible development of technology

If my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bicycle
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I've created a calculator that gives you the right answer 80% of the time and I believe it will change the world

NFL playoff games should be played in increasingly inclement weather. Wild card games in a light drizzle, divisional round in a blizzard. Super Bowl will be played in a typhoon

Why Civics is Power: Watch tonight at 7pm on TVO and YouTube youtu.be/El5OA3bP3Dg?...

Is Speech Freer Without Fact-Checks? - The Prindle Institute for Ethics Say anything.

New at The Prindle Post: www.prindleinstitute.org/2025/01/is-s...

Is it just me or is Grammarly terrible now? Misses obvious mistakes, makes clearly incorrect suggestions, and wants you to pay a subscription so it can tell you it doesn't like where you put a comma

Thanks very much!

Say what you will about the Broncos performance, what's important to remember is that "Bo Nix" is short for "Boseph Nixon"

Can't wait for The Atlantic to tell me what's ruined in 2025

Does the threat of the creation of echo chambers obligate you to keep using Twitter? Nope!
www.prindleinstitute.org/2024/12/shou...

Reasons for Jets to cut Aaron Rodgers in week 14:
- gives backups a shot
- sends a strong message to fanbase
- Rodgers will be sad (hilarious)

"Bluesky" becomes much more fun to use if you pronounce it like "brewski"

I see philosophy Twitter has arrived on Bluesky! Welcome. I have no idea what's going on here

Why Be Productive? - Prindle Institute Who are we trying to be?

My latest at The Prindle Post: www.prindleinstitute.org/2024/02/why-...

How about this? He's dressed up as a reindeer now! (Not stopping until I have 1000 followers)

Nothing, eh? Alright, how about this: he thinks he's a baker!

Twitter has become unusable but no one follows me on here, so I'm going to keep posting cat pictures until they do.

First up: look at this tired little man!

Do You Need Empirical Support to Be Happy? - Prindle Institute What's the harm in mindfulness tips and tricks being thin on evidence?

Latest at the Prindle Post:

Bluesky has been...interesting so far

Ken Boyd Philosopher and writer.

I write public philosophy so you can read it! Do so at kenboyd.me