PinnedMatthew McKeeverUsing deep-learning to analyse political propagandaI use a deep learning method to shed new light on Russian anti-Zelensky propaganda.Dec 22, 2022Dec 22, 2022
PinnedMatthew McKeeverEmpiricism, Rationalism, Super Empiricism: Recent Changes In the Concept of MindWhat do machine learning & big data have to teach us about the philosophy of mind?Nov 4, 20182Nov 4, 20182
PinnedMatthew McKeeverAI welfare and our factory farming futureOriginally written about the TV show Westworld, I think this essay presents a plausible future scenario of disturbing AI-human relationsFeb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
PinnedMatthew McKeeverDon’t talk to people like yourselfI present an argument for listening to diverse viewpoints based on some ideas in the philosophy of language on the nature of conversation.Aug 1, 2021Aug 1, 2021
Matthew McKeeverThe future of recreational drugs in the US: history and predictionThe availability of psychoactive drugs varies with time and place. Can we explain why, or predict how this will change in the future?Oct 30, 20231Oct 30, 20231
Matthew McKeeverWhat China’s ‘interim measures’ can teach us about the future of AIMuch work is being done to make law for language models. I look at what recent Chinese proposals suggest about the future of AI.Jul 15, 20231Jul 15, 20231
Matthew McKeeverA searchable, bilingual archive of news about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plantThe title really says it allJul 5, 2023Jul 5, 2023
Matthew McKeeverLinguistic Hegemony and Large Language ModelsLanguage models do best in English and Chinese. Why, and what follows?Jul 4, 2023Jul 4, 2023
Matthew McKeeverCan LLMs help with OSINT or dis|misinformation research?Many think LLMs like ChatGPT will be bad for our informational environment. Playing with the gpt4 api, I offer a more positive take.Jun 5, 2023Jun 5, 2023
Matthew McKeeverAI Doom and the nature of predictionCan it ever be reasonable to predict that superintelligent AI will kill us all?May 27, 2023May 27, 2023