AI (Artificial Intelligence)
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AI is Taxidermy
Everyone argues about AI’s impending doom or glory, but they’re asking the wrong question. Is AI a new form of life, or just an expertly curated preservation of the past? It’s the latter. AI is not consciousness—it is taxidermy.
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The Self is not a Spreadsheet
We track everything—steps, calories, personality types, behavioral patterns. Even if we don’t, our devices do. AI learns our habits and feeds them back to us, refined and optimized. But what if psychological health requires embracing what can’t be measured?
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The Wondrous Calabash
In this Lucumi pataki (story), the wondrous calabash tells the merchant what to do, until he stops thinking for himself. Let’s ponder AI’s effect on our cognitive processes through this story.
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Legba and the Magic Stick
Using a Haitian folktale as an allegory, we’ll look at AI and the intent of those who use it.
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The Emperor and the Nightingale
Through the lens of the story of ‘The Emperor and the Nightingale’ let’s consider AI and the challenge it poses to authenticity.
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