Phil 9.2.2025

It’s September, and I think we can say goodbye (for now?) to HazyHot&Humid.

How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image – The New York Times

Non-zero-sum games

This looks really interesting: AIces 2026 – 1st INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON THE COGNITIVE, ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • The event will have a global scope along 3 thematic lines: cognition, ethics, and society. It will cover current debates about: AI and philosophy of mind; cognitive architectures; machine learning and cognitive development; large language models and visual information; robotics and embodied cognition; neuroscience-inspired AI; algorithmic bias and fairness; transparency and explainability; accountability and responsibility; privacy and surveillance; autonomy and control; AI impact on human values and social inequalities; the future of work and automation; governance, regulation and public policies; AI, human rights and democracy; AI and global development; information and AI education.

Tasks

  • Groceries – done, but I accidentally bought some fuzzy tomatoes
  • Storage – done. Sigh
  • Get rolling on CA24150 – done!
  • Roll in more edits
  • Add some quotes, and give Democracy, a Reader a shout out in the quotation section.
  • Write a note in the comments on the ICTAI AI(?) review

SBIRs

  • 9:00 Standup – done
  • Work on the Q2 report – done, except for the communication section and Matt’s part on software reviews
  • Looks like I still have a lot of training to do