I volunteered for a summer camp a few years back where all the staff were given the option to put their pronouns on their badge. I think I was the only one who opted out. I got asked if I was a conservative a few times. 🙄
1) If a person uses AI as a tool for creative expression, then that's the same thing as using any other visual effects tool.
2) The more effort ≠ more entertainment or educational value.
That was so bad. I'd love to see you chat with Jared, the former head of Wisecrack (back when it was good).
Here's him saying he'd like to talk with you.
piped.video/71s2K-e595Y?t=6032
I'd bet that comment was the main reason this video got made.
I own a car.
I own a Ferrari.
I own a DeLorean that can actually travel through time.
Are all three equally likely to be true? Do all three require the same amount of evidence to be demonstrated?
Faith functions as a badge, a social signal to out-group members as a sign of loyalty to the in-group. When someone uses the “belief without evidence” definition it’s a costly signal, a sacrifice.
From the book ‘The Elephant in the Brain’:
Shouldn’t we want everyone to assert what they think is true? As long everyone is open to sincere criticism and they don’t base their claims on their own personal authority, we’re good.
.@triggerpod co-hosts @KonstantinKisin and @francisjfoster joined me for Spectrum Street Epistemology (SSE) in London.
This is Part 1 of our conversation, which mostly focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: