There is a basic difficulty with censorship in a civilization that still wishes to regard itself as intelligent. Old-fashioned censorship was at least ontologically honest. The king informed you that you were not permitted to insult the king. The Church informed you that certain propositions were heretical. The censor crossed out the offending paragraph and…
Tag: Language
AI as Patsy
Language, as a tool of human interaction, is often hailed as the cornerstone of civilization. We employ it to build connections, share knowledge, and transmit cultural legacies through generations. Yet beneath this patina of noble intentions, language reveals itself as an elaborate system of deception, designed not to illuminate truth, but to obfuscate it. As…