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On Unfreedom

A person stands among golden threads connecting an old estate, agricultural fields, a factory, modern offices and an automated warehouse.

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?

Ben Hoyle AI, free will, history, philosophy, socialogy, writing Leave a comment 22 August 202626 July 2026 11 Minutes

Maximizing 750 Words for Journalling and Creativity

The post discusses my experience with 750words for daily writing, detailing its applications in journalling, creative writing, and projects, while exploring the integration of LLMs to enhance feedback and insights.

Ben Hoyle AI, writing Leave a comment 11 March 202511 March 2025 17 Minutes

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  • Notes for Early-Career AI Folk: Networking, Resources, and Staying Sane
  • Things I’ve Built (and Am Building)

Recently, I have been mostly thinking about:

  • On Unfreedom
  • From Moral Intuition to Moral Rules
  • Inspirational Posters with AI – ChatGPT versus Gemini
  • Neon Creatures at an Ambient Night
  • Generating Game Sprites with Gemini Image Generation (Nano Banana Pro): Lessons Learned
  • Bath Film Club February 26: My Favourite Cake / Your Monster
  • Quick Film Review: Breathless & Nouvelle Vague Double Bill

What is in my head?

AI audio brain data databases deep learning film free will history image information overload language machine learning machinevision music people personal poetry probability programming python raspberrypi religion robots socialogy systemadmin technology Uncategorized video web

The sprawling path of the past:

Things I am reading:

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