I loved the section saying: "he’s one of few — if not the only — American researchers who has specifically studied the effect of MDMA on memory" i.e., one of the few people who should actually weigh in on this matter.

"Kill the wabbit, Kill the wabbit..."=Wagner
So many others: www.mentalfloss.com/article/6667...

Well done Brian and well deserved. Congratulations!!!!

LibGen sucks but I really hate that companies are making tons of money off training AI systems with stolen work. If a single mom steals a textbook for their kid, they can be arrested, but if a company does it, they are rewarded. And they'll send the lawyers to destroy anyone who steals *their* IP.

AWESOME congratulations Brian!!!!

It's conceivable that someone who starts w/ genAI might eventually make art themselves, but I think it's more likely that they will settle for what is easy than what is worthwhile. We're already seeing that in a lot of student writing. That said, AI can be used by artists in interesting ways.

Entering a prompt in generative AI and receiving a picture or song or poem in less than a minute might give the feeling of creation, but it'll disappear quickly like junk food. And it leads people to devalue real art made by people who put in the time to learn, experiment, and express themselves.

I've given this more thought. Anyone can make art, it just takes patience. Even if it's not "good" they can express themselves and it is a real accomplishment. With practice, they get better at expressing themselves.

There's nothing wrong with using technological tools to make art, but something deeply wrong about companies stealing art to train AI models & with people who think that a prompt-generated mediocre picture counts as art. Anyone can make art, but it takes work to make something good.

Well done Hugo! Awesome that you are documenting their knowledge while people are still practicing it!