HeyJaredDaniel Rubio
Philosophy professor specializing in metaphysics, ethics, and decision theory.
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Mid-September Reading Thread (opens the original)
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Pangram’s CEO on the Sloppification of WritingComment: I am not totally opposed to uses of AI in writing, but the sloppy copy/pasta of single prompt responses needs to stop.The Book-Shredding ProblemComment: a conundrum for used book sellers.AI and SuicideComment: models are getting better at identifying ideation, but
Against the ‘But China’ Argument for An ASI Race (opens the original)
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AI has made impressive bounds in its capabilities. More impressive than I thought it would. Here’s me being wrong in February 2015 attempting to predict things AI would not manage by 2028. I have not actually tested these, but I’d be a little surprised if even Opus 4.8 struggled with any of them. <di
End August Reading Thread (opens the original)
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BooksTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow – Gabrielle ZevinComment: initially I was not sure what I thought about this book, but it grew on me. Usually I prefer stronger prose for this kind of reading, but both main characters have interesting moments and there’s a solid plot to the novel. Some of the side characters can be a little trope-y, and some of the character developments were predictable. But the interiority of the two lead characters is strong, and the portrayal of Sam’s struggles with i
Fortifying the Journal System (opens the original)
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This summer saw the first intentional publication of an AI-written paper by a good philosophy journal. AI-detection software is in such a state that we don’t know of any unintentional such publication, but I would be very surprised if it has not happened yet. Models are now performing fairly capably, and people cannot reliably distinguish human from AI-written text.This has occasioned a major debate over the “right” mix of human and AI in philosophy, with boosters proclaiming loyal
Mid-August Reading Thread (opens the original)
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Alex Rails is BackComment: philosophy’s weirdest performance art (yes, I know, we are tame) returns to stir up another tizzy, once again about sex and flirting at conferences.Migrants Rush Spanish AfricaComment: two things. (i) it annoys me to no end in travle (the game) that I cannot cross from Morocco to Spain despit
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