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This post discusses AI-enhanced AR glasses and how these could be used in war. It addresses the epistemological problems for the soldiers and how they are ethically incapable of being responsible if they use such devices.

Hello everyone, here is the updated version of the Zelda-like game based on your suggestions. Play the game, try to beat it, and let's think of ways to make the game better, and other games we could create. Here is the link to the Zelda-like game, which Claude.AI decided to call Echoes of the Wild: https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/3fca3a00-96c3-4236-af2b-0de3b13ce7a6 I'd also like to discuss two other things related to AI today and perhaps in our next class: The Turing Tes

[Note: this is not a blog post; it's for a class to easily access materials on one webpage!] Decision-based RPG game: https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/7e4f6339-7633-46a6-83d2-e52331f55cdf Prompt used to create that game: "Make a text-based RPG game about a hero with a gender neutral name saving a princess from a castle with a dragon. Allow the player to make decisions about how to navigate the castle (e.g., go up to the first floor, go to the basement, etc). Have a few rand

My Favorite Genre of Fiction: Exploring Grit in Post-Apocalyptic Worlds ========================================================================== My favorite genre of fiction—encompassing comic books, film, television, and video games—explores brutal post-apocalyptic worlds. These stories highlight characters who manage to survive in these harsh environments. My love for this genre revolves around the concept of “grit,” which has at least two meanings. Understanding Grit The

If we trust Aristotle’s account of the history of (metaphysical) philosophy, the first philosopher was Thales of Miletus . He’s the one who started “this sort” of philosophy, Aristotle says in the third chapter of his Metaphysics , not philosophy proper ( Metaphysics 983b20).   Stereotyped as an absent-minded philosopher, Plato depicts him falling into a well while staring up at the stars ( Theaetetus  174a). Aristotle’s history doesn’t help over-turn the narrative of philos

These are the top 15 journals in ancient philosophy. With links to the actual contents inside. Academic philosophy.

These are 10 essential recent texts on Plato’s epistemology, or theory of knowledge.