The OWL
Erik DolsonPhilosopher turned newspaperman turned iconoclast, writing about the chaos that surrounds us.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 502 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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It’s About Time!
I accidentally stumbled upon what may be the fundamental difference between an Alternative Intelligence and me (or you, if you’re human).
It’s not that AI can’t experience fingertips brushing fresh skin, or feel melancholy when a partner...
AI gets the joke
I’ve long thought humor is a way to communicate shared intelligence.
It’s been more than 50 years since I wrote a paper theorizing that all humor is based on something being “out of context.” It takes “shared” context to find something tha...
You Are An SLM.
I just ran across a concept we need to consider: humans as “small language models.”
As opposed to an artificial intelligence, often referred to as a “large language model.”
The power in thinking of you and me as “small language models” i...
Driving Slow Feels Fast
AI image, but really close!
Rowdy’s a little “rough,” with her scrapes and scuffs and dents here and there on the hood, trunk lid, and rear panels. Her eBay-sourced ruby red mid-roof and mirrors contrast with the black gloss paint (what th...
Morning with Claude
5:55 AM
Claude:
Good morning! How can I help you today?
Erik:
Why isn’t Douglas Hofstadter given more credit in discussions about AI?
Claude:
A few reasons, I think, and they compound.
The biggest one is that Hofsta...
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