I get the point, but we are following Primiero's (2014) taxonomy there, as detailed in section 3. In there "mistake" is not a mental metaphor, but a category of computer errors to be distinguished from "failures" and "slips". Mistakes are thus fundamentally tied to human (design) perspective.
We shouldn't be calling chatbot mistakes "hallucinations", "bullshit", or preferably by any other mental metaphor. Here's why by @reginafabry.bsky.social and me:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Applications are now open for 2 PhD scholarships on the “The Diversity and Variability of Grief” at Macquarie University, Sydney. 1/3 www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
This book is finally out, co-edited with Alin Olteanu, Frederik Stjernfelt and Gabriele Gramelsberger.
Includes my paper "Two Approaches to Developing Human-Like Artificial Mathematical Intelligence". Please let me know if you're interested but don't have access.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
My book "Numerical Cognition and the Epistemology of Arithmetic" is now available as a paperback -- and for a much cheaper price!
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Wondering what to do with your cutting-edge research on epistemic agency and AI? Well, submit it to the Synthese Topical Collection I am editing with Stefan Buijsman and Giorgia Pozzi!
Deadilne Feb 1 2026.
link.springer.com/collections/...
I like this review of my book by Eric Snyder a lot. It's at times very critical -- and I don't always agree with the criticism -- but ultimately in a constructive way, pointing out ways forward. Isn't that what academic philosophy should be all about?
academic.oup.com/philmat/adva...
The first review of my book "Numerical Cognition and the Epistemology of Arithmetic" is out, by Valeria Giardino in the Journal of Numerical Cognition. It's a pretty good one!
jnc.psychopen.eu/index.php/jn...
Check this out, it includes my first football article in English, about Alemannia Aachen and German football.
The final part of my early-2025 trilogy of AI papers is now out in AI and Ethics:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A new philosophy of AI paper out in Topoi, it is part of the very interesting collection "Meaning and Understanding via Proofs". This one is also open access.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The workshop is titled "Epistemic Agency in the Age of AI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Speakers include Stefan Buijsman, @marilynstendera.bsky.social, @markuspantsar.bsky.social, Inês Hipólito, and Anni Sandrussi. 2/3
My new paper "Intelligence is not deception: from the Turing test to community-based ascriptions" is out in AI & Society, open access of course:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In the new "clean" FIFA, voting doesn't need to be rigged. They just rig the application process so that there's only one candidate to vote for. It's a much more efficient and reliable mode of corruption. #fifa #worldcup #football
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
A key idea in early AI research, revisited. Fascinating stuff!
Don't get fooled by views like this, it's another case of creating polarization that's just not there. Carefully considered AI skepticism is badly needed, including sober analyses like those by Marcus. But pieces like this make AI skeptics sound like uninformed Luddites.
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Happy Independence Day to Finland! Following the Finnish media and discussion on social media, one could get the impression that the country is in terrible shape. But while there are reasons to be cautious, and some of the recent political developments are worrying, there's still a lot to celebrate!
