AI

  • Adrift in the Ether with AI: Reasoning is Relating

    Our relation to AI may be less about aligning its outputs to “human values” and more about guarding our own capacity for critical examination. This involves relational reflections that forestall premature closure for instrumental certainty. But more fundamentally, prolonged interaction… Continue reading

    Adrift in the Ether with AI: Reasoning is Relating
  • A Fourfold for the Current Empire

    I explore the concept of “transistance,” a practice of navigating life’s complexities without adhering to rigid frameworks. It emphasizes the importance of embracing ambiguity and interdependence, while rejecting traditional revolutionary approaches. I propose it is a first step of a… Continue reading

    A Fourfold for the Current Empire
  • How Computerized Tutors Are Learning to Teach Humans – NYTimes.com

    Neil Heffernan was listening to his fiancée, Cristina Lindquist, tutor one of her students in mathematics when he had an idea. Heffernan was a graduate student in computer science, and by this point — the summer of 1997 — he… Continue reading