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Noi siamo incalcolabili. La matematica e l'ultimo illusionismo del potere

Noi siamo incalcolabili. La matematica e l'ultimo illusionismo del potere

Against the tyranny of numbers and algos, against the illusionistic use of math, against the deception of fake sciences destroying society and nature.

2016

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Artificial Angels

A new hope for salvation, turning machines into perfect moral agents. A good reason why it is doomed to fail, with Kant’s blessing.

Feb 26

Artificial Angels

Feb 26

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The Quest For Artificial Purity

The drive to purge online and AI texts of any negativity reveals an obsession akin to cancel culture and ethnic cleansing.

Jan 15

The Quest For Artificial Purity

Jan 15

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Artificial Psychopathy

LLMs emulate emotional language without feeling emotions, just like psychopaths do. But there’s one big difference.

Dec 27, 2023

Artificial Psychopathy

Dec 27, 2023

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Explaining Harm to a Machine

Nov 18, 2023

Explaining Harm to a Machine

Nov 18, 2023

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GPT as seen by a writer

Nov 10, 2023

GPT as seen by a writer

Nov 10, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence versus Circular Economy

How do generative AIs fit into a virtuous energy-manpower balance?

Jun 30, 2023

Artificial Intelligence versus Circular Economy

Jun 30, 2023

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Galileo and the AI mechanicians

In his early work Galileo recognized a universal limitation of nature for machines that we can also apply to today’s miraculous AI models.

May 30, 2023

Galileo Galilei lifting weights.

May 30, 2023

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The chasm between AI and life

The idea of “autonomous” or even “sentient” AI seems within reach. But there is a line between man-made machines and life, which it’s worth…

May 1, 2023

The chasm between AI and life

May 1, 2023

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What is AGI?

AI maîtres à penser are increasingly talking about Artificial General Intelligence as if it were something obvious, concrete, and…

Mar 9, 2023

What is AGI?

Mar 9, 2023

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How AI predicts the future

A bizarre variant of “predict” has emerged in the technical jargon that normalizes the power to act without responsibility.

Feb 13, 2023

How AI predicts the future

Feb 13, 2023

Stefano Diana

Stefano Diana

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Researcher / author / creative / comp-sci. Relentless explorer of the calculable | incalculable frontier across all fields.

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