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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor.

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Media and tech scholar. Teaches at USC Annenberg. Writes stuff for normal people too. Stings in a tribute band. Author of six books, with the latest being 'Mediating Plureality: Technology, Perception, and Ethics in a Divided Democracy'.

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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 8h

I just think we should start referring to China's leader as 11.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 12h

Or a museum of democracy.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 12h

a man is standing in a dark room with a bunch of red lights .

ALT: a man is standing in a dark room with a bunch of red lights .

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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 12h

Chapter 16 / p. 336 here:

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Karl Popper Conjectures And Refutations The Growth Of Scientific Knowledge : Karl Popper : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

CONJECTURES 1 Science: Conjectures and Refutations Appendix: Some Problems in the Philosophy ofScience 2 The Nature of Philosophical Problems and their...

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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 14h

The problem is that, as Karl Popper concluded, predictability is tied to stability and isolated systems, which are "rare in nature, and modern society isn't one of them."

As long as humans are involved, certainty is not.

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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 1d

I have to admit, this is my weak point. I love how Android Auto integrates my car and my phone, even in the full knowledge of the data nightmare involved.

I think getting rid of phone projection is a bad idea. What we really need is phone projection apps that aren't exploitative.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

chat is this good

BNO News @bnonews.com · 1d

JUST IN: U.S. national debt hits $38 trillion for the first time

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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 2d

From the very moment I heard them the first time, I felt like they had something. I can't put my finger on it. It's just...awesome.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 2d

They should just call it the Tech Brollroom.

A new low for the industry.

Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 3d

This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 2d

"It's not so much a question, but more of a comment"

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 2d

☝️My experience with AI browsers so far.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

I mean, my undergraduate students grasp the difference between utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics and why they are all imperfect (but all we have).

So yeah, kindergarten-level is right.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

This reminds me how frustrated I am, as a tech ethicist, that what passes for ethics these days basically amounts to rules of conduct similar to what you'd find on a public bus.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

Hence the EU's and California's legislations that delay the release of foundation models until their test results have been approved / made public.

It's good policy, no matter what Zuck says.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

LINK?

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

@davie504.bsky.social's deadpan humor is one of my favorite online things. But he has a very serious point here: While YouTube auto-threatens him for copyright violations, his music is being uploaded to AI platforms and used without consequence.

It's not the tech, it's the platforms, folks.

I'm Suing

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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

Now that Palmer Luckey is also doing it with Anduril etc., I really feel the Tolkien family needs to step in. We may not have Droit Morale in the U.S., but they do in the EU, where Tolkien's works are still under copyright. At least that should bar Palantir, Anduril, etc. from doing business there.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

Ther are so many good words they could have used. Their deliberate choice not to use any of them is quite telling.

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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

Even more puzzling: that we are still talking about this situation as something new, 10 years after it became reality.

There's a whole area of scholarship on this dating back at least that long, if not longer.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

It's the NY Post. Even their film reviews are biased in favor of the right.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

The same one in which the doors and walls of bathroom stalls constitute a horizontal band so narrow that privacy is impossible...in a country that otherwise prizes individualism and privacy?

That one?

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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

I bet if he knew what you have contributed to the Internet world that keeps his career alive, he would thank you right back!

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Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

William Michael Albert Broad, Gentleman. I like that.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

Once I followed up with "What's the guitar you have with you?", he got it, smiled and said "Oh! A Gibson Hummingbird". Embarrassed, I said "Good choice!" and made myself very scarce very quickly.

Morten Bay, Philosophiae Doctor. @mortenbay.bsky.social · 3d

Reminds me of the time I was flying back to LA from Copenhagen and Kiefer Sutherland was on the flight, carrying a guitar. As I passed him in his biz class, I asked him, in guitar player parlance, "So what's your weapon of choice?". But you don't ask Jack Bauer that. His reponse: "I'm Sorry??!!"