Field Notes
Field Notes / Ethics of Intelligence
Why teaching a machine right from wrong runs headfirst into the hardest problem in philosophy.
Before an AI can be moral, does it need to be aware? A short walk through the consciousness problem with AI — and why moral AI might not need a mind at all to act like it has one.
Field Notes / Human-Machine Bridge
Empathy, context and the small design choices that make artificial intelligence feel less artificial.
What would it actually take for AI to become more human — not in appearance, but in judgment? Notes on empathy, context and the design of human AI that grows with us instead of past us.
Field Notes / Responsible Systems
Self-monitoring, accountability and the practical scaffolding responsible AI needs before it needs a conscience.
Responsibility doesn't require sentience. Here's what the awareness of AI actually means in practice, and a concrete look at how to make AI responsible long before anyone solves consciousness.