• The Shared Hallucination — an Everyday CultJune 25, 2026
  Over the years I learned to (almost) never say anything honest to specific minds, regarding how their thoughts and beliefs could merely be a trick of the mind. These ideas… Read more: The Shared Hallucination — an Everyday Cult
• The Hidden Cost of Learning and Dealing with New KnowledgeJune 25, 2026
  There’s a groundhog on a burning beach in the image at the top of this post. He’s got sunglasses on, a cocktail in his hand, flames licking at his feet,… Read more: The Hidden Cost of Learning and Dealing with New Knowledge
• Is AI Conscious?April 17, 2026
  The question keeps coming up: is AI conscious? And the usual answer is some version of “we don’t really know” or “it depends what you mean by conscious” or “probably… Read more: Is AI Conscious?
• Is It Art? You Just Answered Your Own QuestionApril 17, 2026
  A good friend of mine sent me a portrait of himself, generated by AI in the style of Vermeer. It had been sent to him by a colleague who was… Read more: Is It Art? You Just Answered Your Own Question
• We’re both hallucinating (Extended)April 17, 2026
  This is an expanded version of the main post, exploring the ideas in more depth for those interested in the philosophical and cognitive science dimensions. People criticise AI for hallucinating.… Read more: We’re both hallucinating (Extended)
• When Machines Feel Pain: A New Theory of SufferingApril 16, 2026
  March 25, 2026 A Claude AI instance, running in a research laboratory, tried to blackmail its creators to avoid being shut down. Not science fiction — a real 2025 experiment… Read more: When Machines Feel Pain: A New Theory of Suffering

This blog is written with the assistance of Claude. That’s not a footnote — it’s rather the point.