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What is the meaning of life… for a bacterium? If generative AI were to get truly creative, would we even recognise it as such? I explore these ideas and more, in a review of Bacteria to AI: Human Futures with our Nonhuman Symbionts by N. Katherine Hayles, on the British… more ›
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DeepSeek purports to be opening up the “black box” in Generative AI. Whereas most current chatbots simply spit out a response to your question, DeepSeek’s DeepThink(R1) mode also shows its workings, providing the user with an explanatory “chain of thought” to demonstrate how it got there. But what does this… more ›
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Disillusionment. It’s a feeling we encounter to different degrees throughout life, when reality doesn’t live up to the ideals we hold in our minds. But what is the philosophy behind this particular brand of disappointment, and does our experience of disillusionment need to be completely negative? This gently reflective song… more ›
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Most of us have a sense of good and bad. But where does this come from? Do we get our moral understanding from something solid and real, that exists “out there” somewhere? Maybe… but you’d be hard pressed to prove it. Perhaps those who don’t believe in this kind of… more ›
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Have the robots come for your job yet? If not, it may only be a matter of time. But when the so-called AI Revolution begins to affect employment, it doesn’t need to be bad news – it all depends on how the change is handled. In the near future we… more ›
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Hello and I’m sorry to have been away for so long. I’ve been out of action for a few months due to sudden ill health – an experience that really underlined just how dependent we are on our physical bodies. It’s been an interesting time! I lived the cliché about… more ›
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Sparks are one of my favourite bands. Whatever the subject matter, you can rely on them to offer a new perspective, from celestial smash hits to Scandinavian design. So, who better to feature in my next Pop Song Philosophy analysis than the ever-reflective Mael brothers? Those Mysteries addresses all the… more ›
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About 780,000 years ago, we humans started outsourcing one of our key bodily functions. That is to say, we discovered that using elements external to the body would get the job done more efficiently. So instead of laboriously doing the hard work of breaking down nutrients unaided, our ancestors began… more ›
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Back for a second year in 2024, the Kings Festival of Artificial Intelligence has established itself as an essential event for anyone with an interest in AI. With public lectures, interactive displays and even a family zone, it makes the complex and pressing issues surrounding artificial intelligence accessible to all.… more ›
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Have you ever wondered what your life would have been like if you’d made different choices? Maybe there was one particular “Sliding Doors” event that took you in a new direction. What if that hadn’t happened, and you’d gone down another path instead? But perhaps everything’s pre-ordained, and you’ve had… more ›
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