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LaMBDA and the Lobster

If we accept invertebrates as sentient, why not AI?

Mar 28

LaMBDA and the Lobster

Mar 28

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Making Philosophical Sense of AI

Why our conversations about AI feel shallow and confused

Oct 7

A marble bust of a bearded philosopher with glowing orange eyes and blue circuit patterns etched across one side of his face, symbolizing the fusion of ancient philosophy and artificial intelligence.

Oct 7

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Can AI Fear the Future?

AI cannot be conscious until it experiences time

Sep 9

Can AI Fear the Future?

Sep 9

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AI Breaks the Chinese Room

LLMs render Searle’s famous thought experiment obsolete

Jul 22

Old man in a sealed room with a reference book

Jul 22

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AI is Just a Technology— but Technologies Demand Respect

Ignoring their power has always ended badly

Jun 19

Close up of gear wheels

Jun 19

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Aristotle and the limits of AI

Can AI ever rise beyond mere cleverness?

Jan 19

Aristotle sits on a bench in a Tokyo subway

Jan 19

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The simple human things that AIs can never do

We will not always be superior to AIs, but we will always be different

Nov 17, 2024

A robot in a churchyard contemplates a skull.

Nov 17, 2024

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The Ontological Shock of AI

To understand AI we must let go of some basic assumptions about the world

Sep 1, 2024

Monks destroy a colossal statue of Jupiter

Sep 1, 2024

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The False Dawn of AGI

AGI is not human-level intelligence — prepare to de disappointed

Jul 21, 2024

Robot running towards the rising sun

Jul 21, 2024

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The Essential Humanity of AI

We can only approach AI in human terms, and see in it our own reflection

Jun 10, 2024

Robotic woman sees herself reflected as a child

Jun 10, 2024

Paul Siemers, PhD

Paul Siemers, PhD

I am passionate about revealing how technology really works. I have 30+ years experience in technology strategy, and a PhD in Philosophy of Technology.

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