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I can’t speak to what LLMs and AI in general might be capable of now or in the future. What…
I think that Kaufman is probably wrong about AI’s capacity for original research but concern about universities survives and even…
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Yeah, I clocked this one right away as almost surely AI. Given the username, I should allow that it *might*…
Apologies if I’m reading you uncharitably, but it sounds like you are advocating for course failure and later expulsion on…
MOVING TO FRONT FROM DECEMBER 16–UPDATED
A leading contributor to the philosophy of mathematics and metaphysics, he was Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield. There is an informative memorial notice at 3AM. I will add links to others as they appear.
UPDATE: Sheffield's memorial notice. (Thanks to Jimmy Lenman for the pointer.)
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