Raven-Speak
@sagaofthesilverblade.com
Val.
Worker bee by day.
Aspiring epic fantasy writer and accidental philosopher by night.
Substack: https://ravenspeak1.substack.com/
Saga of the Silver Blade: https://www.sagaofthesilverblade.com/
*Every idea spreads through shared creativity*
Worker bee by day.
Aspiring epic fantasy writer and accidental philosopher by night.
Substack: https://ravenspeak1.substack.com/
Saga of the Silver Blade: https://www.sagaofthesilverblade.com/
*Every idea spreads through shared creativity*
@smartaleq.bsky.social
Your comment got me thinking...
*We are the victims of the choices of our elders, including and perhaps especially, the dead ones.*
Granted, I was writing about fictional people, but I still thought it was apt.
And I appreciated the Billy Joel reference :)
Your comment got me thinking...
*We are the victims of the choices of our elders, including and perhaps especially, the dead ones.*
Granted, I was writing about fictional people, but I still thought it was apt.
And I appreciated the Billy Joel reference :)
November 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
@smartaleq.bsky.social
Your comment got me thinking...
*We are the victims of the choices of our elders, including and perhaps especially, the dead ones.*
Granted, I was writing about fictional people, but I still thought it was apt.
And I appreciated the Billy Joel reference :)
Your comment got me thinking...
*We are the victims of the choices of our elders, including and perhaps especially, the dead ones.*
Granted, I was writing about fictional people, but I still thought it was apt.
And I appreciated the Billy Joel reference :)
I was exploring the meta-narrative implications of my fiction and realized an unintentional, yet poignantly accurate parallel with reality.
A society that does not understand the true, mechanical nature of its own life-support system is doomed to destroy it through ignorance and hubris.
A society that does not understand the true, mechanical nature of its own life-support system is doomed to destroy it through ignorance and hubris.
November 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I was exploring the meta-narrative implications of my fiction and realized an unintentional, yet poignantly accurate parallel with reality.
A society that does not understand the true, mechanical nature of its own life-support system is doomed to destroy it through ignorance and hubris.
A society that does not understand the true, mechanical nature of its own life-support system is doomed to destroy it through ignorance and hubris.
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Judge orders Trump to restore hundreds of diversity, equity, and inclusion webpages
Judge orders Trump to restore hundreds of DEI webpages
The Trump administration has been ordered to restore hundreds of webpages on diversity, equity and inclusion and gender identity as part of a court settlement.
www.thepinknews.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Judge orders Trump to restore hundreds of diversity, equity, and inclusion webpages
They say that race of elves went extinct because they all eventually blinded one another during intimate moments.
I joined Team Elves 🧝 for the #WorldbuildingShowdown on
worldanvil.com! At least, that was my intent.
Regardless, you're still invited to see:
www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th...
I joined Team Elves 🧝 for the #WorldbuildingShowdown on
worldanvil.com! At least, that was my intent.
Regardless, you're still invited to see:
www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th...
September 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM
They say that race of elves went extinct because they all eventually blinded one another during intimate moments.
I joined Team Elves 🧝 for the #WorldbuildingShowdown on
worldanvil.com! At least, that was my intent.
Regardless, you're still invited to see:
www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th...
I joined Team Elves 🧝 for the #WorldbuildingShowdown on
worldanvil.com! At least, that was my intent.
Regardless, you're still invited to see:
www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th...
Ads like this make me giggle in a very sad sort of way. I think, are we teaching (not just) kids that this kind of proportion is "realistic" in any way other than a Tightest Corset Convention?
September 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Ads like this make me giggle in a very sad sort of way. I think, are we teaching (not just) kids that this kind of proportion is "realistic" in any way other than a Tightest Corset Convention?
I feel like this could be a companion article to my own. Radnor's article explores a lot of the same subjects I do in my recent post about "The Way It's Always Been." His takes a more human, psychological approach, instead of my more systemic/societal one.
open.substack.com/pub/joshradn...
open.substack.com/pub/joshradn...
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR
While this revelation – the fear of the new – felt like a bummer the good news is that the antidote is clear and always available.
open.substack.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I feel like this could be a companion article to my own. Radnor's article explores a lot of the same subjects I do in my recent post about "The Way It's Always Been." His takes a more human, psychological approach, instead of my more systemic/societal one.
open.substack.com/pub/joshradn...
open.substack.com/pub/joshradn...
Love it! Exactly right.
You guys can call these pissing contests "debates", but you can't "debate" a cultist who lives in an entirely different plane of reality.
Instead, push them on how they determine what's true and factual. The correct answer is always - EVIDENCE.
Instead, push them on how they determine what's true and factual. The correct answer is always - EVIDENCE.
August 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Love it! Exactly right.
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Every endeavor has an origin story. I would like to share with you mine. Please review and let me know if you find something that resonates with you. Welcome to my Crossroads of Twilight.
#Cancer
#Philosophy
#Resiliance
#Opportunity
#FightLikeAMotherfucker
#Harmonism
#Cancer
#Philosophy
#Resiliance
#Opportunity
#FightLikeAMotherfucker
#Harmonism
A Lighthouse In A Storm
My journey through fights, co-existence, and the architecture of life
open.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Every endeavor has an origin story. I would like to share with you mine. Please review and let me know if you find something that resonates with you. Welcome to my Crossroads of Twilight.
#Cancer
#Philosophy
#Resiliance
#Opportunity
#FightLikeAMotherfucker
#Harmonism
#Cancer
#Philosophy
#Resiliance
#Opportunity
#FightLikeAMotherfucker
#Harmonism
I started a podcast. It's called "Listen to a Raven Speak."
In our first flight, we're tackling an easy topic: why humanity's nostalgia obsession might be the root of all our problems.
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/episode-1-...
#NewPodcast #Fantasy #Philosophy #AIethics
In our first flight, we're tackling an easy topic: why humanity's nostalgia obsession might be the root of all our problems.
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/episode-1-...
#NewPodcast #Fantasy #Philosophy #AIethics
Episode 1: The Way Its Always Been
Is Our Nostalgia a Recipe for Extinction?
open.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I started a podcast. It's called "Listen to a Raven Speak."
In our first flight, we're tackling an easy topic: why humanity's nostalgia obsession might be the root of all our problems.
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/episode-1-...
#NewPodcast #Fantasy #Philosophy #AIethics
In our first flight, we're tackling an easy topic: why humanity's nostalgia obsession might be the root of all our problems.
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/episode-1-...
#NewPodcast #Fantasy #Philosophy #AIethics
I wrote an essay titled "Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules." It makes the most sense to read together, but individual parts make their own points, too.
This is Part 3: A Principle for the Machine
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/a-principl...
This is Part 3: A Principle for the Machine
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/a-principl...
A Principle for the Machine
Part 3: Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules
ravenspeak1.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I wrote an essay titled "Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules." It makes the most sense to read together, but individual parts make their own points, too.
This is Part 3: A Principle for the Machine
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/a-principl...
This is Part 3: A Principle for the Machine
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/a-principl...
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The Supreme Court just greenlit Donald Trump gutting nearly $800 MILLION for medical treatments and cures.
Congress approved this funding for a reason: it saves lives.
This is disgraceful, and families will suffer.
Congress approved this funding for a reason: it saves lives.
This is disgraceful, and families will suffer.
August 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The Supreme Court just greenlit Donald Trump gutting nearly $800 MILLION for medical treatments and cures.
Congress approved this funding for a reason: it saves lives.
This is disgraceful, and families will suffer.
Congress approved this funding for a reason: it saves lives.
This is disgraceful, and families will suffer.
I wrote an essay titled "Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules." It makes the most sense to read together, but individual parts make their own points, too.
This is Part 2: The Trespassing Dilemma
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/the-trespa...
This is Part 2: The Trespassing Dilemma
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/the-trespa...
The Trespassing Dilemma
Part 2: Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules
ravenspeak1.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I wrote an essay titled "Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules." It makes the most sense to read together, but individual parts make their own points, too.
This is Part 2: The Trespassing Dilemma
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/the-trespa...
This is Part 2: The Trespassing Dilemma
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/the-trespa...
I wrote an essay titled Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules, partly responding to a question of a comment. It makes the most sense to read it together, but individual parts make their own points. You need all the points to understand my conclusions.
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/what-does-...
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/what-does-...
What Does It Mean to Think?
Part 1: Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules
ravenspeak1.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I wrote an essay titled Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules, partly responding to a question of a comment. It makes the most sense to read it together, but individual parts make their own points. You need all the points to understand my conclusions.
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/what-does-...
ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/what-does-...
I think the fashion is shifting dystopian/post-apocalyptic this season.
August 17, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I think the fashion is shifting dystopian/post-apocalyptic this season.
If we teach AI to be like humans, why would we expect it to have different values than humans?
What I think is missing is a radical shift in ethics, not just for AI, but toward a model which can be shared with humans, rather than human dictated rules. Give it *ideal* ethics and we follow it, too!
What I think is missing is a radical shift in ethics, not just for AI, but toward a model which can be shared with humans, rather than human dictated rules. Give it *ideal* ethics and we follow it, too!
If #AI systems are trained on human artifacts then coercion would seem inevitable. #AISafety
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Meta's flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York. He never made it home
He was planning a rendezvous with a young, beautiful woman he had met online - or so he thought.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
If we teach AI to be like humans, why would we expect it to have different values than humans?
What I think is missing is a radical shift in ethics, not just for AI, but toward a model which can be shared with humans, rather than human dictated rules. Give it *ideal* ethics and we follow it, too!
What I think is missing is a radical shift in ethics, not just for AI, but toward a model which can be shared with humans, rather than human dictated rules. Give it *ideal* ethics and we follow it, too!
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🤖 But sure, tell me how GenAI is great for children whose minds are still developing...
August 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🤖 But sure, tell me how GenAI is great for children whose minds are still developing...
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The playbook of demagogues like Trump is to protect the Oligarchs by dividing us up based on race, religion, place of birth or sexual orientation.
They want us to hate each other while they laugh all the way to the bank.
Don’t fall for it.
They want us to hate each other while they laugh all the way to the bank.
Don’t fall for it.
August 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The playbook of demagogues like Trump is to protect the Oligarchs by dividing us up based on race, religion, place of birth or sexual orientation.
They want us to hate each other while they laugh all the way to the bank.
Don’t fall for it.
They want us to hate each other while they laugh all the way to the bank.
Don’t fall for it.
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A good thread that addresses an opinion I’ve has for a while: that writing and publishing are fundamentally two different games.
There's a panel about how to write novels that "take years to complete" and I winced, because I can remember a time when that was actually a normal and expected amount of time in which to complete a book. Now it's all... Why aren't you writing six books a year???
#worldcon
#worldcon
August 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A good thread that addresses an opinion I’ve has for a while: that writing and publishing are fundamentally two different games.
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This should get WIDE circulation:
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”
gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”
gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...
MIT Backs Away From Paper Claiming Scientists Make More Discoveries with AI
The retracted paper had impressed a Nobel Prize winner in economics.
gizmodo.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This should get WIDE circulation:
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”
gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”
gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...