Tim Crane
@timcrane.bsky.social
Philosopher and Pro-Rector at CEU Vienna. Director of Research, FWF Cluster of Excellence, 'Knowledge in Crisis'. Author of The Mechanical Mind, Elements of Mind, The Objects of Thought, Aspects of Psychologism, The Meaning of Belief www.timcrane.com
Credit where credit's due!
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Credit where credit's due!
The bit that surprises me is the Arabian peninsula
February 2, 2026 at 6:19 AM
The bit that surprises me is the Arabian peninsula
The current approach seems to be to treat these computers as if they are mysterious powerful creatures that the AI people have accidentally created, and now they are trying to control them … this is really misleading, IMO
February 1, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The current approach seems to be to treat these computers as if they are mysterious powerful creatures that the AI people have accidentally created, and now they are trying to control them … this is really misleading, IMO
Sorry, what I mean is: they know that there are many risks with these machines. So, tell people they are machines, not characters, and that they are aware of the risks abd they don’t really know what to do with them. That would be an honest strategy.
February 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Sorry, what I mean is: they know that there are many risks with these machines. So, tell people they are machines, not characters, and that they are aware of the risks abd they don’t really know what to do with them. That would be an honest strategy.
Why describe this in such a mannered and precious way? (‘What character to play..’) The whole problem is that these immensely powerful machines are giving people a mixture of good information, bullshit, good advice and weird advice… it does not help to pretend it is a person
February 1, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Why describe this in such a mannered and precious way? (‘What character to play..’) The whole problem is that these immensely powerful machines are giving people a mixture of good information, bullshit, good advice and weird advice… it does not help to pretend it is a person
I understand that their intentions are good but the whole idea if baking values into a machine kind of assumes a weird view if values, and machines too. Like when X said ‘Grok apologises…’
February 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I understand that their intentions are good but the whole idea if baking values into a machine kind of assumes a weird view if values, and machines too. Like when X said ‘Grok apologises…’
I used to live near there, in a tower block that didn't exist when he was painting, Chelsea Reach Tower
February 1, 2026 at 8:40 AM
I used to live near there, in a tower block that didn't exist when he was painting, Chelsea Reach Tower
me too! And so under-rated
February 1, 2026 at 8:39 AM
me too! And so under-rated
Things like 'this document has Claude as its primary audience'....
February 1, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Things like 'this document has Claude as its primary audience'....