Doing one final share of this article from early 2023. Probably stating the obvious by now but still pretty happy with it. This is the last of my backlog, so the next toot you see like this will be new material.

I argue that LLM's will never have creativity until they achieve consciousness. It's a more philosophical, theory of mind route for this problem. I also argue that these techs are nithung more than copyright infringing machines - often controlloed by some of the most draconian enforcers of DCMA legislation.

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https://gaffen.co.uk/posts/ai-ip-theft-and-the-death-of-creativity

My thoughts on using AI to make art, and advice for those who might consider using it. Thanks to Organise Magazine for featuring my work in the print edition of issue 101!

...If I edit this will the og meta update? 🤔

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https://gaffen.co.uk/posts/art-automation-and-you

I wrote a review for a computer game but it's actually a review of myself,

I've been recovering from a pretty bad experience recently, I'm hoping publishing this can help me move on, and maybe help people in a similar position.

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https://gaffen.co.uk/posts/wanderstop-the-game-that-gave-me-permission-to-sit-with-my-pain

#Wanderstop #Gaming #MentalHealth #Trauma

I've written an article about Ian Danskin's concept of "Stochastic Totalism" that affectively argues that The Matrix already exists and that we're all inside it.

I think it's pretty important. The moment I realised that we're *all* getting PewDiePipelined was pretty staggering to me.

I also happen to think it's the most important think I've written to date. I think the threat is pretty scary.

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https://gaffen.co.uk/posts/the-matrix-has-you

This in probably the most rambly thing I've written, but I've heard one or two people enjoyed it. Unfortunately I do think we mostly have 'returned to normal', but I still think there are things we could learn from our experiences during the plague years.

I think I might finally be starting to create for myself again too - it's taken a while.

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https://gaffen.co.uk/posts/biodiversity

Since I've migrated instances, it appears I need to re-create comment threads, which is a shame. At least it lets me give these articles a little boost again.

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https://gaffen.co.uk/posts/legend-tripping-bloody-murder-and-art

Doing one final share of this article from early 2023. Probably stating the obvious by now but still pretty happy with it. This is the last of my backlog, so the next toot you see like this will be new material.

I argue that LLM's will never have creativity until they achieve consciousness. It's a more philosophical, theory of mind route for this problem. I also argue that these techs are nithung more than copyright infringing machines - often controlloed by some of the most draconian enforcers of DCMA legislation.

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https://gaffen.co.uk/posts/ai-ip-theft-and-the-death-of-creativity

This in probably the most rambly thing I've written, but I've heard one or two people enjoyed it. Unfortunately I do think we mostly have 'returned to normal', but I still think there are things we could learn from our experiences during the plague years.

I think I might finally be starting to create for myself again too - it's taken a while.

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https://gaffen.co.uk/posts/biodiversity

I've finally got fediverse-powered comments on my blog! I know the idea of use outside the fediverse can be a bit complicated so I'm going to tag all comment thread root posts with #UsedForComments

In a previous life I ended up getting an inside perspective on the effort to crack the #11BX1371 ARG/crypto art project. if you're into #cryptography it might be of interest of you.

If you enjoy the article let me know, I'm delighted to have the ability to recieve feedback on my work again, without having to use disqus or the like!

https://gaffen.co.uk/posts/legend-tripping-bloody-murder-and-art