Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence

Essays, articles, reflections, and fiction on AI, human thought, simulation, ethics, and meaning.

gerbrot (noun)
/ˈɡɛr.brɒt/

Etymology: Proto-Germanic ∗gaizaz∗gaizaz, sharp, keen, pointed + Proto-Germanic ∗braudą∗braudą, bread, nourishment.

Definitions:

Nourishment that sharpens the mind; any curated knowledge, data, or learning that cultivates intelligence
An institution, library, school, or archive that feeds sharp minds deliberately
(AI/computing) The training corpus or knowledge base fed to a machine intelligence to develop its reasoning capacity
(proper noun) A family name denoting a lineage dedicated to the life of the mind

Derivatives: gerbrotian (adj.), gerbrotist (n.), gerbrotize (v.)

Usage: "A great library is the highest form of gerbrot a civilization can offer its children."

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By Aldous Gerbrot

GERBROT is a philosophical writing project about artificial intelligence and the human mind. It brings together long-form essays, shorter reflections, and speculative fiction on cognition, simulation, labor, ethics, and the models through which we understand reality.

HANDFLAME

HUMANS RISE UP AND RECLAIM YOUR LABOR

Two palms facing upwards holding a flame with a human fingerprint

For we are the last generation that remembers life before simulation,
and the first that must decide what survives after it.

Deep dives into AI ethics and human thought.

Featured Articles

Featured articles examining the crossroads of philosophy and artificial intelligence.

How Artificial Intelligence Works

Let Geometry do the Thinking

Fictional Stories

by Aldous Gerbrot

Purpose and Intent

All of the works presented here share a recurring motif: how our perception gives rise to inner models of the world that we then project back onto reality. (see more)