Democratisation and AI
A philosophical critique of AI “democratisation,” exploring how skill, freedom and education relate, drawing on Plato, Aristotle, Heidegger and Berlin.
Topic
Artificial Intelligence
Thoughts relating to Artificial Intelligence, in particular Matt's nascent project on the philosophy of AI
The LLM of the Gaps: AI, God and Death Angst
I consider the similarities between ascribing saying LLM text results from intelligence and saying the universe is intelligently designed
LLMs Have Plateaued. Now we can finally figure out what to do!
AI feels overwhelming, alien, and unstoppable—but LLMs may already have peaked. GPT-5’s underwhelming release shows it’s time to pause the panic, catch our breath, and finally think clearly about what these tools mean for us.
ChatGPT: An Uncritical Friend?
ChatGPT shows promise as a helpful interlocutor for research, but its overly complimentary nature threatens its usefulness.
AI Literacies launch
On Friday I attended the launch event of the AI Literacy initiative of the Digital Society Research Group, aka DISC, at Manchester Metropolitan.