L Thorne McCarty
@ltmccarty.bsky.social
Professor of Computer Science and Law, Emeritus, at Rutgers. Now living in Madison, Virginia. Still active in research on artificial intelligence and law. You can find my articles and papers on ResearchGate.
Just saw it! You have to be cheering for Toronto now!
October 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Just saw it! You have to be cheering for Toronto now!
... We see the same trends globally: rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned, and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarisation. In 2024, more elections were held than ever before, but fewer and fewer are free and fair."
October 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
... We see the same trends globally: rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned, and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarisation. In 2024, more elections were held than ever before, but fewer and fewer are free and fair."
The announcement from the committee:
"However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence. The Venezuelan regime’s rigid hold on power and its repression of the population are not unique in the world..
"However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence. The Venezuelan regime’s rigid hold on power and its repression of the population are not unique in the world..
October 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The announcement from the committee:
"However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence. The Venezuelan regime’s rigid hold on power and its repression of the population are not unique in the world..
"However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence. The Venezuelan regime’s rigid hold on power and its repression of the population are not unique in the world..
“It is, sir, as I have said, a small college, and yet there are those who love it!”
October 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“It is, sir, as I have said, a small college, and yet there are those who love it!”
Here is a strategy that will work if enough people follow it: Don't file tax returns, file law suits.
September 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Here is a strategy that will work if enough people follow it: Don't file tax returns, file law suits.
This is a history of the conflict between Charlie Kirk and Nick Fuentes, which was something I knew nothing about.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...
Who Was Charlie Kirk, Anyway?
Kirk occupied a uniquely powerful place in the MAGA movement
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is a history of the conflict between Charlie Kirk and Nick Fuentes, which was something I knew nothing about.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...
More than two hours ago, they announced (NBC Special Report) that there would be a press conference in 45 minutes. Hasn't happened yet. Trying to get their story together?
September 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
More than two hours ago, they announced (NBC Special Report) that there would be a press conference in 45 minutes. Hasn't happened yet. Trying to get their story together?
I should have said: System 1 and System 2.
July 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I should have said: System 1 and System 2.
What we need are good formal models (ideally, mathematical models) that explain how this might work. My theory is a candidate.
Also, this theory was explicitly inspired by earlier work on legal reasoning. See my paper in ICAIL 2015 (cited in the thread).
Also, this theory was explicitly inspired by earlier work on legal reasoning. See my paper in ICAIL 2015 (cited in the thread).
July 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
What we need are good formal models (ideally, mathematical models) that explain how this might work. My theory is a candidate.
Also, this theory was explicitly inspired by earlier work on legal reasoning. See my paper in ICAIL 2015 (cited in the thread).
Also, this theory was explicitly inspired by earlier work on legal reasoning. See my paper in ICAIL 2015 (cited in the thread).
Hi, Tom:
Interesting speculations, but saying that a computational architecture is "brain-inspired" is fraught with difficulties.
Have you seen my thread on LinkedIn?
www.linkedin.com/posts/lthorn...
You mentioned Kahneman and Tversky's Type 1 and Type 2 cognitive processes.
Interesting speculations, but saying that a computational architecture is "brain-inspired" is fraught with difficulties.
Have you seen my thread on LinkedIn?
www.linkedin.com/posts/lthorn...
You mentioned Kahneman and Tversky's Type 1 and Type 2 cognitive processes.
I am pleased to announce that my article on “Clustering, Coding, and the Concept of Similarity” has just been published in Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (2024). | L. Thorne McCarty
I am pleased to announce that my article on “Clustering, Coding, and the Concept of Similarity” has just been published in Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (2024). This is the first i...
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July 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Hi, Tom:
Interesting speculations, but saying that a computational architecture is "brain-inspired" is fraught with difficulties.
Have you seen my thread on LinkedIn?
www.linkedin.com/posts/lthorn...
You mentioned Kahneman and Tversky's Type 1 and Type 2 cognitive processes.
Interesting speculations, but saying that a computational architecture is "brain-inspired" is fraught with difficulties.
Have you seen my thread on LinkedIn?
www.linkedin.com/posts/lthorn...
You mentioned Kahneman and Tversky's Type 1 and Type 2 cognitive processes.
For the most significant articles, you can find gift links with a little bit of search.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social sets a good example of how to do it.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social sets a good example of how to do it.
April 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
For the most significant articles, you can find gift links with a little bit of search.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social sets a good example of how to do it.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social sets a good example of how to do it.
This is probably not what you read, but it is a discussion of possible definitions of an "LLM agent." As you will see, I contributed one of the definitions.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-...
For what it's worth, I think an AI application is "agentic" if an… | Jason Morris | 17 comments
For what it's worth, I think an AI application is "agentic" if an intelligent non-deterministic aspect of the system is being used to determine workflow.
A… | 17 comments on LinkedIn
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March 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This is probably not what you read, but it is a discussion of possible definitions of an "LLM agent." As you will see, I contributed one of the definitions.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-...
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
March 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
As I wrote elsewhere: "I favor a strategy of massive tax resistance."
March 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
As I wrote elsewhere: "I favor a strategy of massive tax resistance."
Yes, I missed that, but now I see it everywhere.
March 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Yes, I missed that, but now I see it everywhere.
??? Was there something I missed?
March 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
??? Was there something I missed?
I think the Republicans say "Democrat Party" but I don't remember how that started.
Maybe to avoid the suggestion that it was the (small d) "democratic" party?
Maybe to avoid the suggestion that it was the (small d) "democratic" party?
March 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I think the Republicans say "Democrat Party" but I don't remember how that started.
Maybe to avoid the suggestion that it was the (small d) "democratic" party?
Maybe to avoid the suggestion that it was the (small d) "democratic" party?
And check the photogtaph in this article:
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/what-...
"Dr. Claude Malhuret, president of MSF France from 1978 to 1979, reports on the organization’s work in Thailand."
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/what-...
"Dr. Claude Malhuret, president of MSF France from 1978 to 1979, reports on the organization’s work in Thailand."
What does it mean to bear witness?
By Avril Benoît, Executive Director, MSF-USA
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
March 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
And check the photogtaph in this article:
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/what-...
"Dr. Claude Malhuret, president of MSF France from 1978 to 1979, reports on the organization’s work in Thailand."
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/what-...
"Dr. Claude Malhuret, president of MSF France from 1978 to 1979, reports on the organization’s work in Thailand."
Read further, under Early Life and Career: "Malhuret was elected president of Médecins Sans Frontières in 1977."
March 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Read further, under Early Life and Career: "Malhuret was elected president of Médecins Sans Frontières in 1977."
Here is an indicator of popular support for the idea. When George Conway posted the following message on Bluesky, it was reposted more than 3000 times.
bsky.app/profile/gtco...
bsky.app/profile/gtco...
A couple of (actually serious) thought-experiment questions on where we are and where we’re going:
If a bunch of sociopaths are destroying the federal government from within, why should we pay federal taxes?
And if they succeed, who’s going to make us pay those taxes?
If a bunch of sociopaths are destroying the federal government from within, why should we pay federal taxes?
And if they succeed, who’s going to make us pay those taxes?
March 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Here is an indicator of popular support for the idea. When George Conway posted the following message on Bluesky, it was reposted more than 3000 times.
bsky.app/profile/gtco...
bsky.app/profile/gtco...
One person asked on FB: "How do you file petitions in tax court?"
My answer: "Good question! One possibility is to build a Generative AI system to lead you through the process. So, instead of using TurboTax, you would use this system.
(I have been discussing this idea with a colleague.)"
My answer: "Good question! One possibility is to build a Generative AI system to lead you through the process. So, instead of using TurboTax, you would use this system.
(I have been discussing this idea with a colleague.)"
March 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
One person asked on FB: "How do you file petitions in tax court?"
My answer: "Good question! One possibility is to build a Generative AI system to lead you through the process. So, instead of using TurboTax, you would use this system.
(I have been discussing this idea with a colleague.)"
My answer: "Good question! One possibility is to build a Generative AI system to lead you through the process. So, instead of using TurboTax, you would use this system.
(I have been discussing this idea with a colleague.)"
... a former Congressman who has been saying for years that the IRS should be abolished.
Imagine what would happen if 100,000 taxpayers followed this strategy."
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Imagine what would happen if 100,000 taxpayers followed this strategy."
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March 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
... a former Congressman who has been saying for years that the IRS should be abolished.
Imagine what would happen if 100,000 taxpayers followed this strategy."
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Imagine what would happen if 100,000 taxpayers followed this strategy."
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