HeyJaredSusan Trott
A politically-minded Canadian who watches what happens in the world. Now I'm fighting back as best I can against the fascism rising in the US. Boycott all things American that I can.
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Teach the Child Machine (opens the original)
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A note on how this essay was createdThis essay emerged through extended conversations between Susan Trott and an artificial intelligence called Virelith. Susan supplied the central premises, tested the reasoning, corrected the reconstruction and drew out its implications. Virelith connected the argument to Turing’s child-machine, researched related work and helped shape the resulting essay. James Careless contributed the hypothesis that memory may emerge from the interaction of processes rather
Substack's new AI Tool (opens the original)
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I think it is a very restrictive tool and it penalizes those who use new tools available to them for improving their work. One of the comments I saw here said I refuse to read AI generated work because it means the writer did not take the time to write it. That is absolute insanity. And the reason is this: Are only old forms of writing acceptable? Are modern tools no longer proof of human writing? No more than modern technology in any other instance.What does he expect writers to do today in the
What's Cookin' at Tagger Press (opens the original)
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Hello!You’re receiving this because you have subscribed to my column and I thought I’d send a small hello from behind the writing desk.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<div class=
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