Keith Wilson

Philosopher specialising in empirically-informed #philosophyOfMind, #perception, and the cognitive sciences at #UniversityCollegeDublin 🇮🇪. Former software developer and sound engineer. Father of a not-so-#LittleHuman. Born at 326 ppm. Mostly #vegan.

Toots mainly about #philosophy, #politics, #academia, #technology, #multisensory perception, #temporalExperience and #theSenses. (he/they) 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦  #fedi22 #searchable

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2024-03-23 16:52:21

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@npub1f6j…56zy The page is still at the same URL, yes. But it still uses the old design and is not linked from the main navigation menus at https://www.bbc.com/news, at least when viewed outside the UK. So unless they already had it bookmarked, the casual user is unlikely to find it. It is unclear whether this arrangement is temporary or permanent, but it’s an odd decision.

2024-03-23 12:48:26

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To see what I mean go to https://www.bbc.com/news and try to find the UK politics page. You can’t because it’s been hidden from the navigation. What’s going on? 🤨 #BBC #News #UKPolitics

2024-03-23 12:40:41

#BBCNews’ #politics page seems to be the only one that hasn’t been converted to the new design. Either they are redesigning the site in stages, or politics has been deliberately deemphasised in the new design during an election year. 🤔 #ToryBritain https://www.bbc.com/news/politics

2024-03-16 17:04:04

Those who ignore the history of #philosophy are doomed to repeat it. #PhilSky

2024-03-16 16:53:32

Weirdly, I found this picture in my photo album, but have no memory of saving it. I think it may be the ghost of #Twitter…
https://fediphilosophy.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/106/406/507/821/397/original/8b1f097428332aaa.png

2024-03-16 08:47:14

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@npub1w8t…27vf Measles also has the effect of ‘resetting’ the immune system, which in turn increases the risk of other diseases—including COVID reinfections.

2024-03-15 22:11:24

“To engage with the reality of [the #COVID] crisis, we need to understand how adopting an individualist approach to public health is destroying decades of labor activism, human rights progress, and hard-won protections.” #SARSCoV2 #LongCovidAwarenessDay https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/institutional-covid-denial-has-killed

2024-03-15 22:11:24

2024-03-15 20:30:54

Semi-serious proposal: we should retire the term ‘AI’ in favour of the ‘robo-’ prefix. So robo-cars, robo-translation, robo-art, etc. It lacks the anthropomorphic overtones of ‘AI’. #AI #AIEthics

2024-03-14 22:06:11

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@npub1gca…263w I enjoyed the TV show. Yes, it’s a little bleak, but no more so than most sci-fi, or reality for that matter. Though perhaps it loses some of the drama if you’ve already read the books.

2024-03-14 21:54:09

The Tory Party: bankrolled by racists. #ToryBritain #ToryCorruption https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68567484

2024-03-14 15:38:11

Looks like the Tories—or at least #GrantShapps, or whatever his name is this week—are now on a “pre-war” footing. 🤨 #ToryBritain https://news.sky.com/story/grant-shapps-calls-for-uk-defence-spending-to-rise-to-3-of-gdp-13094267

2024-03-14 12:52:14

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@npub1mf0…d7f6 Not to mention removing people’s democratic rights (e.g. to protest, Brexit, and the ECHR).

2024-03-14 09:31:27

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@npub1mf0…d7f6 At least some of that seems to describe the government’s own policies. Is the Tory Party now classed as an extremist organisation?

2024-03-14 08:54:13

Elon Musk incoherent and delusional? Surely not! #X https://apple.news/AY2dWBD87QWSR_keK4by6gw

2024-03-13 12:58:42

Looking forward to talking at this event next week on the subject of ‘Hearing Things in Spaces’. #philosophy #perception #auditoryExperiencehttps://philevents.org/event/show/120822

2023-08-22 08:05:28

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In particular, can anyone suggest good and accessible introductions to 1. connectionism, 2. machine learning, and 3. large language models? Ideally something that describes the technology and addresses one or more philosophical issues arising from it; e.g. representation, transparency, etc.

2023-08-22 08:00:49

I’ll be teaching a course on the #Philosophy and #Ethics of #AI at #UCD. What readings would you expect to be included on such a course? These could be classic texts or new work that is suitable for an advanced undergraduate audience. Suggestions welcome!

2023-08-04 12:39:31

Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the entire planet. #GlobalHeating #ClimateEmergency #ClimateBreakdown https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66387537

2023-08-03 21:28:33

“And meanwhile all over town, checks are bouncing and accounts are being automatically closed, passwords are expiring, and everyone's counting and comparing and predicting: Will it be the best of times, will it be the worst of times, or will it just be another one of those… times?” —#LaurieAnderson, ‘Another Day in America’ #Homeland