The Unlikely Verse of H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft’s verse advances a startlingly modern metaphysic.
The New Verbal Economy
Posted on July 2, 2024
in THR Web Features
Image: THR illustration/Shutterstock.
Only through regular injections of human writing can the models improve and the machines stay up to date.
Françoise Hardy and the Unanswered Question
Posted on June 25, 2024
in THR Web Features
Image: Françoise Hardy in London, 1968; Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy Stock Photo.
Au revoir, Françoise Hardy.
Chatbots and the Problems of Life
I don’t like this collapse of trust; I don’t like being in a technological arms race with my students.
AI as Self-Erasure
Liberal public culture is a culture of polite separation.
When the Mind’s Eye Is Blind
Posted on June 4, 2024
in THR Web Features
Image: Photograph by Roman Kraft via Unsplash.
I have a very hard time believing that most people can see things.
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