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Royal Institute of Philosophy 2019 Essay Prize Results

February 4, 2020

The Royal Institute of Philosophy, a charitable organization aimed at promoting philosophy, has announced the results of its 2019 essay contest, which had the…
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Why Progress Is Slower In Philosophy Than In Science

June 2, 2017

“Since science took its modern form in the seventeenth century, it has been one long success story.” By contrast, we philosophers “don’t seem to…

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krell_154 on A Request from an AI (updated)
I'd say almost everyone acknowledges Doom as possibilty, Doomers are those that consider it highly probable
krell_154 on A Request from an AI (updated)
Very good points you make, but let me stress a distinction. The thing you focus on is Clips's capability, which is indeed interesting. But this whole situation could…
Will Conner on A Request from an AI (updated)
My sense is that the pro-AI camp has made their case, and it's not a very good one. Caricaturing only a bit: philosophy, (allegedly!) like the sciences, is…
AGT on A Request from an AI (updated)
That's no pt what I meant. Labeling and thereby closing down free inquiry is silly. This is what I called camps. This is what is happening in most…
naive skeptic on A Request from an AI (updated)
People bind together via common viewpoints to pursue common goals and enact preferred policies. You may not like groups and labels, for they smell of politics. Indeed they…
naive skeptic on A Request from an AI (updated)
Doomers only hold that Doom is possible, not inevitable. Inevitability is the domain of the Accelerationist. There was an attempt to rebrand the Doomer position as "AI-not-kill-everyone-ism" but…
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…

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Royal Institute of Philosophy 2019 Essay Prize Results

Why Progress Is Slower In Philosophy Than In Science