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[…] A longtime reader reminds me of this amusing case of “burying the lede” from the philosophy blogosphere a number…
Consider the following scenario: a writing sample is requested from a student applying to a graduate department in philosophy. The…
The point of a draconian punishment is to deter the conduct, which seems important in this case. And just to…
Brian’s proposal, “automatic expulsion if it turns out the writing sample was written with AI”, is clearly much too draconian.…
As a future Philosophy PhD applicant I am curious if it is plausible to assume that this will increase the…
That’s actually important, given his influence. Given recent events, the comparison is also apt.
UPDATE: Reader Chris Byron points out to me that the full Rogan clip is full of the idiocy one usually associates with him. Fortunately, what’s being widely reported is the Gestapo comment.
I am not Iranian, but if I were, I would be concerned that during a revolution, Iran would be exceedingly…