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I respond to this report here https://jasonstanleyantifascist.substack.com/p/on-the-philosophical-muddle-that
For what it’s worth, I agree. I have, with some trepidation, given it a bunch of my papers and asked…
Looking at some of the AI-amplified cranks on philpeople, it is hard to agree with the assessment of this article.…
Perhaps a useful distinction here is between replacing philosophers and changing the conditions under which philosophical work gets done. LLMs…
Conditional on the hypothesis that journal editors sometimes desk reject high-quality papers written and commended by world experts on a…
Some users seem to have conflicting impressions about the (absolute level of) abilities of current iterations of the LLMs. But…
Glenn George, Professor of Law at UNC, is moving to the University of Arizona this summer to assume the position of vice president for legal affairs and general counsel. She'll also hold tenure in the law school. George will be joined a year later by her husband, Gene Nichol, who will also take a tenured slot in the law school. Nichol was the President of William & Mary from 2005-2008.
— Dan Filler
I only just learned of Barry’s passing, and I’m enormously saddened at the news. I wrote my PhD on his…