Very pleased that my Cambridge Element, The Indispensability of Intuitions, is now available. Free to download for the next two weeks. Check it out! doi.org/10.1017/9781... #philosophy #epistemology #philosophyofmind

“If we aren't free to pursue research and teaching based on wherever the knowledge leads us, we are not truly working in the service of the public.” — Rana Jaleel, associate professor at UC Davis & Chair of the AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom & Tenure

I don’t condone murder. But I am far more sad about the kids in Evergreen than that Charlie guy people seem worried about

A major danger of LLMs is that humans are SO predisposed to attribute knowledge to any entity that uses natural language fluently. We cannot imagine that a machine that outputs natural-seeming speech/text doesn't have cognition. Brilliantly articulated by @emilymbender.bsky.social et al. (2021).

Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ

The tenure situation in Texas is clearly deteriorating — aided and abetted by administrators willing to put self-advancement over principle. Sound familiar?

GPT-4 behaves just like people on a complex set of 'island' stimuli: Backgroundedness jdgmts on base sentences predict independent acceptability jdgmts on Qs & RCs but not jdgmts on the base sentences themselves Causal manipulation works too @supantho.bsky.social www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6ktvd...

Pleased to finally have this article (Basic Epistemic Reasons: An Action-Theoretic Proposal) out in Ratio. #philsky

Thanks to Steve Jobs and Gorilla Glass, factories in America are now ramping up to make affordable windows, made from panes thinner than a credit card, that can: * save Americans $25 billion / year * withstand a 2x4 shot out of a cannon (gift link) www.wsj.com/business/cor...

"Olmo" officially made its debut at the Berlin Film Festival. Nice reviews all around! If you get a chance -- check it out. (Bonus: It involves my big screen debut as the doctor, and my wife as choreographer.)

It’s arguable that Dylan’s greatest song lyrically is “It’s Alright Ma”

Protect yourself signal.org

I know, I know. Lots going on. But I can’t help but think: Canada is one big ass state. I mean shouldn’t it at least be be our 51st -60th state?

I have the sense that the earnest, and sometimes laudable desire of philosophers to be up in the latest scientific results has a tendency to get in the way of legitimate philosophical generalization.

The new DeepSeek AI chatbot can share its "thought process" with you as it considers your questions. But is it thinking? Let's ask it. At the link, an interesting presentation of the current "philosophical capabilities" of the technology, by @truesciphi.org...

Bell's theorem, one of the most astonishing results in the history of physics, challenges Einstein's views and has been resisted by many physicists for defying common sense. | https://buff.ly/40kQ1t9 Join philosopher Tim Maudlin, as he argues for the importance of Bell's theorem. 🧪⚛️ #philsci

This comparison to Dorian Gray may be the most apt analysis of the current situation I’ve heard to date

Philosopher George Bealer has died.

José M. Muñoz, Javier Bernacer, Alva Noë & Evan Thompson, "Why AI will never be able to acquire human-level intelligence," www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"Each of us, when we philosophise, become the means by which the Universe, after billions of years, wakes to itself, momentarily contemplating itself in doubt and amazement."

The viability of Quine's ideas is significantly underestimated in the current philosophical climate.

Philosophy — openly vibes-based. Other disciplines — hiding their vibes in the basement, hoping nobody notices.

Welp, off Threads now. Hopefully Bluesky will be better.