Writer and Friendly Neighbourhood Philosopher

Just Thinking…

I Am the Yeti…Again.
Amy Leask Amy Leask

I Am the Yeti…Again.

The book was great fun to write (I even made it rhyme), and it played into one of my very favourite questions in philosophy: What are we, and why do we do the things we do?

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Sorry Folks, But You’re Gonna Have To Be Human.
Philosophy Without Tears Amy Leask Philosophy Without Tears Amy Leask

Sorry Folks, But You’re Gonna Have To Be Human.

I cannot tell a lie. I’ve made the acquaintance of our future AI overlords, and I’ve been playing with ChatGPT. I’ve used it for bits of work, asked it silly questions, and pushed it to see how far it would go and what it would do. And, true to form for a philosophy geek, I’ve spent a great deal of time puzzling over how this tool is going to change things in our already mixed-up, discombobulated world.

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