Is there something it is like to be an AI?
Posted on Wednesday 2 Jul 2025. 1,593 words, 6 links. By Matt Webb.
AI and the crisis of the author
Editor’s note (September 21, 2026): We have removed this essay. AI was used in its preparation. The TLS editorial guidelines prohibit the use of AI in the
AI, Ethics, and Society — Home
My Thoughts on AI, Part 1: Fears, Opinions, and Mental Journey
My own personal thoughts and opinions on AI effects and usage, and how those have evolved over time
233. "The Illusion of Thinking" — Thoughts on This Important Paper
This is a fantastic paper. I just love it. tl;dr AI is not human. Anthropomorphization has been bad for AI, LLMs, and Chat. Clippy walked so today's AI could run.
We Asked the ‘Future of Truth’ Author to Explain How He Used AI. It Didn’t Go Well
A book about how AI shapes perceptions of reality came under fire for using AI-generated quotes. Its problems go beyond that.
AI #169: New Knowledge
Even in a relatively quiet period, AI is out there creating new knowledge.
All the ways I want the AI debate to be better
Ground truths, useful rules, ideas I'd like taken seriously, and a rant
AI Is Not Conscious, But It Is Our Unconscious
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 4
AI Philosophy Competition
The AI Philosophy Competition invites primarily AI-generated philosophy essays, judged by philosophers, to gauge the philosophical capabilities of AI. Organised by Zachary Goodsell.
No. 017: Science EIC contra AI hype, data poisoning of research agents, Vancouver Standard for AI disclosure - The Hallway Track
The Hallway Track No. 017 - How AI is affecting the practice of science
Import AI 472: DeepMind's cheating math agents; populist AI policies; and Forethought theorizes a nightwatchman
Plus, a machine hermeneutics story
After AI Takes Everything | Airing
Prompted by letters from three engineers, the author asks what remains for humans as AI takes over execution, naming judgment, taste, and derivation as irreplaceable, and warns against the erosion of subjecthood.
AI #176 Part 2: Plan B
This is part 2 of the weekly, broadly covering speculation, rhetoric and policy, along with alignment research.
