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WTF Claude? ZERO “R”s in “FORWARD”?!

A short unpublishable article with no text, a screenshot I spent way too long on, and a fascination with ahuman “Minds”…

Jan 24

WTF Claude? ZERO “R”s in “FORWARD”?!

Jan 24

Self-Awareness is an Ego Delusion

As is the belief that one is above ego delusions — a paradox of sentience

Jan 1

Self-Awareness is an Ego Delusion

Jan 1

Prehistoric Computation: Emergent Intelligence in Insect Colonies

Or… can insects think? (GPT-o1 claims definitively that it can’t.)

Dec 28, 2024

Prehistoric Computation: Emergent Intelligence in Insect Colonies

Dec 28, 2024

Can Large Language Models think?

The penny still hasn’t dropped.

Dec 20, 2024

Can Large Language Models think?

Dec 20, 2024

Accelerationism is just Capitalism — and “e/acc” is a Dangerous Delusion

Accelerationism — for those who are blissfully unaware — is the idea that the best way to achieve a better future is by accelerating…

Apr 17, 2024

Accelerationism is just Capitalism — and “e/acc” is a Dangerous Delusion

Apr 17, 2024

Putting an $8 billion theft in perspective — the crimes of Sam Bankman-Fried

Since the collapse of FTX, the major cryptocurrency exchange that once bought itself out from the behemoth that is Binance for a cool $2…

Apr 2, 2024

Putting an $8 billion theft in perspective — the crimes of Sam Bankman-Fried

Apr 2, 2024

Illusory Illusions — Free Will, Determinism and the Ego

Some time ago I wrote an article about how “Free Will is an Ego Delusion”, but I think in retrospect the real Ego Delusion might have been…

Jan 27, 2024

Illusory Illusions — Free Will, Determinism and the Ego

Jan 27, 2024

The Manosphere is Pathetic and Makes Me Embarrassed to be a Man

Also, “The Matrix” isn’t real and Red Pills are Magic Beans

Jan 27, 2024

The Manosphere is Pathetic and Makes Me Embarrassed to be a Man

Jan 27, 2024

Computerized Consciousness and the Self — Copies and Composites in Uploaded Minds

Let’s assume for the duration of this article that it is a given that technology will one day allow human beings to “upload” themselves…

Jan 19, 2024

Computerized Consciousness and the Self — Copies and Composites in Uploaded Minds

Jan 19, 2024

The Problem with (most) Motivational Literature

The problem with most motivational literature is that one needs to be motivated to actually apply any of it. On the other hand, if enough…

Jan 16, 2024

The Problem with (most) Motivational Literature

Jan 16, 2024

Xavier Stachowiak

Xavier Stachowiak

Temporal diode in the reality continuum... and aspiring writer about topics I find interesting. Thanks for reading! :)

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