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I used to bite my nails. 

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I love poetry.

I read it and write it because it gives me a way to stay close to what matters to me. Relatable experiences need to be embodied by language, not merely expressed, flattened, or resolved by it. Poetry lets me do that. When I’...

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We tend to treat certain forms of dishonesty as socially responsible.

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We call the result kindness.

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I’ve been wondering whether the people building the most advanced language models really think these systems are where “true” artificial intelligence will break through.

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When I say I’m fine,
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    I write about cognition, focus, identity, and perception through the lens of autistic experience. And whatever else I feel like writing about.

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