Thoughts from My Head
Slavery may be the clearest historical form of unfreedom, but civilisation has repeatedly recreated dependence under new names. As AI and robotics transform labour, can we build a less cruel settlement - or merely invent a new class of servants?
Here I explore aphantasia, an inability to generate mental images across senses. I reflect on its impact on creativity, memory, emotional connection, and career paths, emphasizing cognitive diversity.
Or: me versus ChatGPT. Or: “I am not an LLM”
What do Hannah Arendt's report of the Adolf Eichmann trial "Eichmann in Jerusalem" and Gitta Sereny's interviews with Franz Stangl, "Into That Darkness" tell us about how individuals are able to facilitate mass murder?
Some more ramblings about free will and determinism.
Robotic Ape 