Philosophy Magazine

ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

• AI Addiction and Idolatry in Silicon Valley (Stanford)

  Theo Baker, What A.I. Did to My College Class, NYTimes, May 17, 2026. Over half-way through the article: Emerging research has begun to show what most people... Read more

  The 18 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Homo Economicus on Steroids

  Central Park is great, but it takes up a lot of space and isn’t utilized to its full potential. That’s why I worked with McKinsey on a plan to make it a state o... Read more

  The 16 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• This Calls for More Irises

  

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  The 16 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Trump's Accidental Triumph in Beijing

  

  That’s the title of the latest edition of Robert Wright’s NonZero Newsletter on Substack. Rather than summarizing and paraphrasing I’m going to reproduce most,... Read more

  The 16 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Ishmael Reed Takes on the Tech Bros

  David Streitfeld, Elon Musk and Friends in the Den of Oakland’s Literary Lion, NYTimes, May 14, 2026. Fourth paragraph: Mr. Reed, a novelist, playwright and... Read more

  The 15 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• New Savanna Has 911 Tags as of 13 May 2026 [my 16-year Production Function is...

  Here’s my previous post on this topic: New Savanna has 665 tags as of 13 Nov 2023 [my 13-year production function is 48 tags per year]. You can find all my post... Read more

  The 15 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Civilization is a Murmuration of Stochastic Parrots, Aka a Social Technology

  

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  The 15 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Reconstructing the Logic of Science

  AI has a "Dark Matter" problem.And it’s the reason why even the smartest models still hallucinate.Most scientific knowledge is stored in a "compressed" form. Read more

  The 15 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Before, During, and After Breakfast

  

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  The 15 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• AI Skeptic: This Business Makes No Sense

  

  Ed Elson is joined by Ed Zitron to discuss the state of the AI industry (read: bubble). Zitron argues that every AI startup is unprofitable at its core. Read more

  The 15 may 2026 by   Bbenzon
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