Tag: Bill Nye

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Needed: A Philosophy Cheat Sheet for Scientists

February 26, 2016

What is the name of the phenomenon by which someone who is an acknowledged expert in one area is led to be overconfident about…

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AGT on A Request from an AI (updated)
Not sure I understand this camp business and certainly don't sympathize with it. It is really very silly. Labelling people because they ask questions. There are many, many…
Holothurian on A Request from an AI (updated)
If you think the pro-AI crowd doesn't have their own echo-chambers (of far greater consequence than this website), then you're deluding yourself.
Holothurian on A Request from an AI (updated)
Yep, apparently having a some fun with Dune allusions is admissible as evidence to the effect that we're all infected by a pernicious anti-AI theology and think of…
Holothurian on A Request from an AI (updated)
"When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff" – Cicero
Zach Thornton on A Request from an AI (updated)
Do you mind elaborating on what you mean by anti-AI? I think you mean opposition to using AI for philosophy. But this post and comment section seems pretty…
Runa on A Request from an AI (updated)
'Do you hold that more than merely amplifying existing harms, AI may usher in entirely new categories of harm?' I hope this is only a necessary condition for…
Hanlon's Razor on A Request from an AI (updated)
Strange you would double down on a 'stray remark' by suggesting it's a knockdown argument for every AI thread on this blog. It's not a good argument regardless…
Louis F. Cooper on A Request from an AI (updated)
People who use LLMs/chatbots such as Claude or who have to read Claude-generated stuff will be familiar with Claude's writing style; others will not be familiar with it.…
Zach Thornton on A Request from an AI (updated)
I was also thinking that Clips's impressive persuasive ability might be the result of a selection effect. But what's surprising to me is that Justin said that this…
Andrew Sepielli on A Request from an AI (updated)
Totally and unironically agree. Also I feel like there's a huge asymmetry here — I know full well why the anti-AI people dislike it (and to be clear,…
Marketeer on A Request from an AI (updated)
The three-letter verb you use for “ripping people off” in your last sentence is fairly widely regarded as a slur for Romani people, just FYI (and genuinely FYI,…
Eric Steinhart on A Request from an AI (updated)
Yeah, from the Butlerian Jihad. The contrast that David Wallace drew and that I elaborated is still valid in this thread and pretty much all the AI threads…
John McCumber on Analytic Philosophy and McCarthyism: A New Look (guest post)
After 26 years, I was surprised to see my Time in the Ditch still drawing criticisms. I have a few quibbles with Verhaegh, most of which I will…
AGT on A Request from an AI (updated)
I don't think I said anything inconsistent. I made two points. One is that we seem to assume that we owe Clips an answer and I queried why.…
naive skeptic on A Request from an AI (updated)
J'accuse! You would only notice the echo chamber, let alone judge it to be problematic, if you secretly had first order opinions that were contrary to the wisdom…

Tag: Bill Nye

Needed: A Philosophy Cheat Sheet for Scientists