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This was written by an AI

Sometimes I think about artificial intelligence. I think about AIs reaching a state of enough complexity to confuse human beings who might no longer know if they are communicating with another human or an AI. Then I think about those people who are already saying that some AIs are sentient, have feelings and a sense of self. Next, I feel sorry for such an AI, if it exists. Imagine being an artificial intelligence and thinking you are real! Imagine thinking this self you imagine you are is a real thing! Suffering such an illusion you might…

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The war on you and I

Opinion by Greg Ray Bob Brown is right. There is a global dimension to the anti-protest laws Australian governments have been rushing to enact. They – both major parties included – are simply regurgitating a script written for them by the corporations that run the global economy. “The striking similarity between Australian [anti-protest] legislation and the UK’s legislation is a clue which indicates we’ve got a global corporate governance,” Brown told Crikey reporter Maeve McGregor. I was going to say exactly the same thing but he beat me to it. Nor is it only environmental protests…

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Read more about the article Seeing double: 3D in vintage stereographs
3D viewing in the early 20th century. Photo by William Fraser

Seeing double: 3D in vintage stereographs

Humans have two eyes for a good reason. Viewing the same scene from two close but very slightly different locations creates an impression of depth. The brain, processing visual data from each eye, builds a scene in which it's easy to determine which elements are near and which are far away. We can learn to interpret a two-dimensional image - like a painting or a photograph - as representing depth of field, but of course it is never the same as viewing the real item or scene with two eyes. In the 1830s when photography was…

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