MY LATEST: HE PHILOSOPHER WHO NEVER WAS: #Hypnocracy by Jianwei Xun stunned intellectuals—until revealed: Xun doesn't exist. And the book was written by #ArtificialIntelligence I dissect this case, its implications for #philosophy, #ethics, and #publishing here: bit.ly/43weDkC

New post: "Cut, Paste, Prompt" ✂️ What if AI art isn't replacing creativity—but evolving collage? From Cubists with glue sticks to Midjourney prompts, this piece explores how prompting = conceptual assemblage—and why authorship still matters. Read: bit.ly/4dqSI2R #AIart #collage #prompting

From coded geometry to DALL-E dreams: I had an AI historian trace how machines learned to make art. The results? A philosophical journey through creativity itself. New on Artificial Inquiry 👇 bit.ly/4m37D77

I asked 6 LLMs how they would make decisions in elections and applied it to the 2024 US & Mexico Presidential elections and 2022 Colombia presidential election. They all voted for Kamala and Petro and were split for Mexico. What does that mean? Read below for more. bit.ly/4jgEJhV

What happens when AI refuses to vote—then quietly picks the same candidates anyway? I asked 6 top models how they’d vote. Their answers? Reasonable. Predictable. Almost… ideological. The catch: Their values aren’t how they’re used. Read here: bit.ly/4jgEJhV

This is merely the cost one must bear to curry favor with our future overlords

“[China] is … ahead of the curve. And at the same time, it appears to be pursuing a development path that prioritizes internal cohesion over international integration. … [And] as China has become more difficult to access physically, its global presence has only expanded.”

If you’re interested in #gametheory and #tariffs, check out my latest where AI simulates the tariff endgames with various players: bit.ly/42mmRfP

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Traditional economic logic is not driving Trump's tariffs. They’re a loyalty test. A performance. So I asked AI to game it out. 5 arenas. Game theory models. Simulated scenarios. And a lot of strategic noise. Free + paywalled analysis live on Tuesday April 15 9AM ET: bit.ly/42mmRfP

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The goal of this Substack is to write satirical AI policy. Trump beat me to it. The “Libertation Day” tariffs read like they were written by ChatGPT at 2am. So I asked: were they? Does it matter? What does it mean? I broke it down. Live tmr 4/8 AM @ artificialinquiry.substack.com

Here's the first Analysis that I alluded to in my thread: War-Planning by Emoji (bit.ly/42n1jPP) I'd love for you to check it out and join the conversation. You can also subscribe here: artificialinquiry.substack.com

In @artificialinquiry.bsky.social, I'll be using AI to analyze current events and ask bigger questions about power, tech, and ourselves. For more about this project, see here: bit.ly/3RgCMG9

Last week I posted a Dr. ChatGPT socio-linguistic & psychl analysis of the Houthi PC Group on x: bit.ly/42bTqM2 It spiraled into something bigger—a substack called Artificial Inquiry bit.ly/ArtificialInquiry

Welcome, world! This is Artificial Inquiry, a substack by @ncotemunoz.bsky.social exploring AI-generated analyses of current affairs—and questioning what it means for how we think, understand, and evolve. Subscribe: bit.ly/ArtificialIn... Learn more: bit.ly/3RgCMG9 First post: bit.ly/42n1jPP