Dr Keith Wilson πŸ’­

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Philosopher of Perception and the Cognitive Sciences at University College Dublin. Father of a #LittleHuman. Former programmer and sound engineer. Mostly #vegan. Born at 326 ppm.
Posts about #philosophy, #politics, #academia, #technology, #multisensory #perception, #CogSci, #temporalExperience and #theSenses. (he/they) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ ο£Ώ
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In the unlikely event that AI systems become smart enough to β€˜solve’ the climate crisis, their first and last instruction will be to power down all the AI data centres… 🫠 #AIEthics #ClimateEmergency

reminder that anthropic ran (and is still running) an ENTIRE AD CAMPAIGN around "Claude code is written with claude code" and after the source was leaked that has got to be the funniest self-own in the history of advertising because OH BOY IT SHOWS.

it's hard to get across in microblogging format just how big of a dumpster fire this thing is, because what it "looks like" is "everything is done a dozen times in a dozen different ways, and everything is just sort of jammed in anywhere. to the degree there is any kind of coherent structure like 'tools' and 'agents' and whatnot, it's entirely undercut by how the entire rest of the code might have written in some special condition that completely changes how any such thing might work." I have read a lot of unrefined, straight from the LLM code, and Claude code is a masterclass in exactly what you get when you do that - an incomprehensible mess.

There are people who believe that the creator of the universe took human form and instructed us how to live. They believe that the instructions they gave are faithfully recorded in a widely available book. And they ignore them completely.
β€œTime is an illusion, daylight saving time doubly so.” (with apologies to Douglas Adams). #DaylightSavingTime
I will simply be sleeping in an extra hour every day for the next six months. 😴 #DaylightSaving #DST
There are no such things as sharks, say scientists. #philosophy #marineBiology #PoMB https://apple.news/A7ELqyaTTS5aE8be9g3tzYQ
There's no such thing as a shark, suggest scientists β€” BBC Science Focus Magazine

Analysis of shark DNA has thrown a wrench into our understanding of these sharp-toothed predators March 25, 2026 Evolutionary biologists compared the DNA of different sharks to one another, and also to similar but non-shark species such as rays, skates and chimaeras. They found that sharks are not necessarily each other’s closest relations, throwing into question the entire concept of sharks as a biological category. β€œOur research casts doubt on the idea that sharks all share a common ancestor,

What if aliens land and are neither hostile nor benevolent, but just really annoying? πŸ›Έ πŸ‘Ύ

"The Jetsons Lied to Us."

Twonks on the AI Revolution.

A+, no notes.

Is there an up-to-date list of #philosophers on the #Fediverse? Or have they all moved to #Bluesky? Where are you all?

#philosophy

I was told this technology was here to stay, and not going anywhere!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/openai-shutting-down-sora-ai-video-app-1236546187/

Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters Sora

The studio giant will no longer move forward with its OpenAI investment, as the AI company exits the video generation business.

The Hollywood Reporter