A Philosopher’s View of the World
AI Ad Backfire
One of the many fears about AI is that it will be weaponized by political candidates. In a proactive move, some states have already created laws regulating its use.
AI Cheating Detection
When ChatGPT and its competitors became available to students, some warned of an AI apocalypse in education. This fear mirrored the broader worries about the over-hyped dangers of AI.
Abortion & the States’ Rights Argument
While the anti-abortion movement claimed a great victory when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Republican Party has learned that this victory proved deeply unpopular with the American
Prediction Fallacy
Description: This fallacy occurs when someone uncritically rejects a prediction or the effectiveness of the responses to it when the predicted outcome does not occur: Premise 1: Prediction P
Overconfident Inference from Unknown Statistics
Since I often reference various fallacies in blog posts I decided to also post the fallacies. These are from my book 110 Fallacies. Description: This fallacy is committed when
The Pager Attack & Security
The pager attack attributed to Israel served to spotlight vulnerabilities in the supply chain. While such an attack was always possible, until it occurred most security concerns about communication
Anti-Conspiracy Theory Terminators?
There are justified concerns that AI tools are useful for propagating conspiracy theories, often in the context of politics. There are the usual fears that AI can be used
The Anti-Migrant Playbook
Demonizing migrants with false claims is a well-established strategy in American politics and modern politicians have a ready-made playbook they can use to inflame fear and hatred with lies.
Recent Comments
- Paul Van Pelt on AI Ad Backfire
- Paul Van Pelt on AI Cheating Detection
- Paul Van Pelt on AI Cheating Detection
- Paul Van Pelt on Abortion & the States’ Rights Argument
- Paul Van Pelt on The Pager Attack & Security