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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 04 > ai-artificial-intelligence-review-part-7

AI: Artificial Intelligence Review Part 7

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (486+ words) David and The Flesh Fair: A Dubious Trick David'has been captured by a group of hunters and taken to something called a "flesh fair," a place where humans destroy robots in a number of inventive ways to scream their defiance…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 04 > the-colonized-hive-mind

The Colonized Hive Mind

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (871+ words) Do you ever feel a sense of despair at how boring and clone-like some people are? You probably experienced this with some dull family/extended-family members or old friends, as you sit alone sober in the kitchen at parties or…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 04 > micro-softy-75-horology-not-what-you-think

Micro Softy 75: Horology: Not What You Think

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1181+ words) Early longcase clocks'are known today as'grandfather clocks.'The popular term "grandfather clock" comes from the 1876 song'My Grandfather's Clock'by Henry Clay Work. The song, about a clock that "stopped, short, never to go again when the old man died, was a…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 04 > ai-artificial-intelligence-review-part-6-kubrick-doesnt-know-pinocchio

AI Artificial intelligence Review Part 6: Kubrick Doesn't Know Pinocchio?

1+ week, 26+ min ago  (639+ words) Joe is a robot prostitute who is framed for the murder of one of his clients. Apparently, robots don't have any due process in this universe, and while this makes sense, really the idea of framing a robot for murder…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 02 > is-berkeleys-universe-a-spiritual-hologram

Is Berkeley's Universe a Spiritual Hologram

2+ mon, 58+ min ago  (506+ words) This abridged republished article first appeared in New English Review Born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, on 12th March 1685, Irish philosopher George Berkeley studied at Trinity College, Dublin. He became a Fellow in 1707 and this required him to be placed in clerical…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 04 > ai-artificial-intelligence-review-part-5

AI: Artificial Intelligence Review Part 5

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (1121+ words) An In Depth Look at the Forrest Scene Part 2 In the last review, I described all the cumulating factors that made the scene between'Monica'and'David, which is supposed to be sad, more confusing than anything else. I encourage you to read…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 04 > longform-nonfiction-in-decline

Longform Nonfiction in Decline?

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (244+ words) An essay in Culture indicates the evident decline in longform nonfiction books and causes one to wonder how this digital new media ecosystem is reshaping how we get our news, sources of information, and even how we think. What happens…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 04 > ai-artificial-intelligence-review-part-4

AI: Artificial Intelligence Review Part 4

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (577+ words) An In Depth Look at the Forrest Scene Part 1 In the previous review, I talked about the final event'the pool party'which led to Monicaeventually leaving Davidin the forest with Teddy. I mentioned one of the obvious problems with the sequence'the…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 03 > mr-improbability

Mr. Improbability

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1813+ words) AI Assistance Disclosure: The author used artificial intelligence in the development of this story. At six foot six, Liam O'Donoghue had spent much of his life disappointing strangers. They saw the height first and the rest later. In airports, grocery…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 03 > ai-artificial-intelligence-review-part-3-out-of-the-pool-and-into-the-woods

AI Artificial Intelligence Review Part 3: Out of the Pool and Into the Woods

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (403+ words) This doesn't really work for multiple reasons, but the most obvious problem in the beginning is that this toy bear is an earlier model of an AI, and it's not even on par with the other robots in the script....