Patrick Lin
@patricklin1.bsky.social
Cal Poly philosophy professor, former US National Space Council advisor, other affiliations. Frontier ethics (e.g., outer space, Arctic) and technology ethics (e.g., AI, security & defense, etc.). Bio: https://philosophy.calpoly.edu/faculty/patrick-lin
This is what's happening right now:
February 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is what's happening right now:
A meditation for the New Year:
January 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A meditation for the New Year:
A reminder that AI/LLMs have no intrinsic connection to the truth, only statistical predictions of what the next words should be, which depend on its training data.
December 20, 2024 at 6:55 PM
A reminder that AI/LLMs have no intrinsic connection to the truth, only statistical predictions of what the next words should be, which depend on its training data.
"You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society." — Kurt Vonnegut
December 20, 2024 at 6:35 PM
"You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society." — Kurt Vonnegut
"Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization.” — Pyotr Kropotkin
November 21, 2024 at 7:09 PM
"Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization.” — Pyotr Kropotkin
"The Center for the Study of Space Crime, Piracy, and Governance Forms Advisory Board"
Another one of my projects. We may be too early in thinking about this, but it's much better than being too late. (And the odds of being right on time are slim to none.)
cscpg.org/news/the-cen...
Another one of my projects. We may be too early in thinking about this, but it's much better than being too late. (And the odds of being right on time are slim to none.)
cscpg.org/news/the-cen...
November 21, 2024 at 6:33 PM
"The Center for the Study of Space Crime, Piracy, and Governance Forms Advisory Board"
Another one of my projects. We may be too early in thinking about this, but it's much better than being too late. (And the odds of being right on time are slim to none.)
cscpg.org/news/the-cen...
Another one of my projects. We may be too early in thinking about this, but it's much better than being too late. (And the odds of being right on time are slim to none.)
cscpg.org/news/the-cen...
Setting expectations with my first post here:
November 19, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Setting expectations with my first post here: