Diary (April 1, 2021)

Online diary of Karl Jones for Thursday April 1, 2021.

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panpsychism

"... a panpsychist argument that would suggest even machines and algorithms have a subjective experience and qualia. But it would also suggest this experience is circumscribed by their use, and hence the intentionality of the user..."

I can vouch for this from experience.

• Post @ Twitter (2 April 2021)

Inherited power

"we fought a revolution and wrote a new form of government to get away from inherited power, so that's not real"

—John Wolforth @ Facebook

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles