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Your analogies continue to be so poor that it is difficult to make sense of the point being made. I…
My last response got cut off. So, I’ll try again. Why is it “off message”? I was quite explicit: AI…
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/11/top-mathematicians-are-outraged-by-openais-methods
MOVING TO FRONT FROM FEBRUARY 17–UPDATED
A longtime member of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary (which he joined in 1966), he was best-known for his work in the history of philosophy and science, especially on Robert Boyle. I will add links to memorial notices as they appear.
(Thanks to Mohan Matthen for calling this to my attention, and Dean Rowan for his year of birth.)
UPDATE: The Calgary memorial notice is here. (Thanks to Phil Gasper for the pointer.)
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