occasional reflections on culture & politics
The government is releasing UAP files—but the real question isn't whether disclosure is possible, it's whether we could handle it. This reflection ties extraterrestrial contact to the dream of utopia, the constraints of human nature, and our readiness for AI, asking whether there's enough intelligent life down here to manage what's coming.
How much emotion should we show when speaking about what matters? Drawing on Tacitus and his principle of writing "without anger and partisanship," this reflection examines emotion, persuasion, and democratic dialogue, arguing that calm, disciplined communication changes more minds than spectacle—and that genuine listening matters as much as speaking.
1. Does AI have a Personality? When talking to Large Language Models which are colloquially assumed to possess artificial intelligence, we will typically notice that there is some sense of personality there. This may be no accident, for two reasons: First, the probably uncontroversial point. This behavior is simply built in to facilitate and enhance… Continue reading #345: What Does AI Want? Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence, Biological Intelligence, Sentience and Personhood
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