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The Troubling Normalization of AI Hallucinations

Dec 42 min read

The Troubling Normalization of AI Hallucinations

AI language models generate "hallucinations" - coherent but inaccurate outputs. Normalizing this threatens information integrity.

Rethinking Urban Innovation: Beyond the Hype of AI and Tech-Driven 'Solutions'

afkar collective

Nov 132 min read

Innovation

Rethinking Urban Innovation: Beyond the Hype of AI and Tech-Driven 'Solutions'

The focus on cutting-edge tech must not overshadow social disparities and environmental injustices in urban landscapes.

Ecosystemic Thinking in a Post-Stable Climate: Preparing for the Unthinkable

afkar collective

Oct 313 min read

Sustainability

Ecosystemic Thinking in a Post-Stable Climate: Preparing for the Unthinkable

Ecosystemic thinking: our key to survival. Old rules gone, climate chaos looms. Adapt or perish in this new world.

The Ominous Fusion of Collective Intelligence and Technological Determinism

afkar collective

Oct 242 min read

Knowledge curation

The Ominous Fusion of Collective Intelligence and Technological Determinism

The fusion of collective intelligence and powerful AI models like LLMs risks subordinating human agency to technological determinism.

The Seductive Illusion of Guardrails in the Hyperreal Open Society

afkar collective

Oct 222 min read

Knowledge curation

The Seductive Illusion of Guardrails in the Hyperreal Open Society

Guardrails are essential for sustaining open social ecosystems, but rigid frameworks can stifle the very freedoms they aim to protect.

Emerging Innovation Frontiers: Reimagining Progress in a Post-Growth World

afkar collective

Sep 123 min read

Innovation

Emerging Innovation Frontiers: Reimagining Progress in a Post-Growth World

Innovation's new frontiers circular economy, biomimicry, social innovation, regenerative design, decentralized & wellbeing-focused approach

The Hidden Costs of Commodifying Innovation: How the Race for Quick Wins Stifles Breakthrough Technologies

afkar collective

Sep 93 min read

Innovation

The Hidden Costs of Commodifying Innovation: How the Race for Quick Wins Stifles Breakthrough Technologies

Commodifying innovation hinders breakthroughs, favoring quick wins over transformative technologies.

The Simulacra of Intention: AI Language Models and the Erosion of Human Innovation

afkar collective

Sep 62 min read

Innovation

The Simulacra of Intention: AI Language Models and the Erosion of Human Innovation

AI LLMs risk creating a simulacrum of intention, eroding genuine innovation. We must resist the hyperreal to preserve human creativity.

The Truth, The Likely Falsehood, and The Post-Modern: Unmasking the AI Illusion

afkar collective

Sep 32 min read

Artificial Intelligence

The Truth, The Likely Falsehood, and The Post-Modern: Unmasking the AI Illusion

AI lacks moral agency. LLMs simulate truth, detached from reality. Their unchecked use widens the truth-fiction divide, risking catastrophe.

Inception, Seduction, and Reproduction: A Critical Analysis of AI's Current Trajectory

afkar collective

Aug 213 min read

Artificial Intelligence

Inception, Seduction, and Reproduction: A Critical Analysis of AI's Current Trajectory

AI's path: from inception to seduction to reproduction. A hyperreal spectacle blurring reality and simulation, challenging our autonomy

The Crucial Role of Autoconsistency in Deploying AI Systems

afkar collective

Aug 122 min read

Artificial Intelligence

The Crucial Role of Autoconsistency in Deploying AI Systems

Ensuring autoconsistency in AI is crucial for reliability, fairness, and user trust.

Knowledge Curation in the Digital Age: Navigating Data Swamps, Illuminating Dark Data, and Mitigating Its Impacts

afkar collective

Aug 13 min read

Sustainability

Knowledge Curation in the Digital Age: Navigating Data Swamps, Illuminating Dark Data, and Mitigating Its Impacts

The digital age has ushered in an era of unprecedented information abundance. But how can we manage it?

Applying Assembly Theory to Generative AI and Creative Realms

afkar collective

Jul 275 min read

Knowledge curation

Applying Assembly Theory to Generative AI and Creative Realms

Assembly Theory is a framework that explores how complex systems emerge from simpler components through interactions and relationships.

The Epistemological Implications of the Horizon Effect in AI

afkar collective

Jul 93 min read

Knowledge curation

The Epistemological Implications of the Horizon Effect in AI

The horizon effect in AI shows its limited foresight, affecting long-term decision-making, trust, and ethical use. How can we mitigate this?

The Dual-Edged Sword of AI: Technological Progress and Data Depletion

afkar collective

Jul 33 min read

Knowledge curation

The Dual-Edged Sword of AI: Technological Progress and Data Depletion

As AI advances, its reliance on vast data sets poses risks of resource depletion, epistemological issues, and entrenched bias.

Reframing Strategic Partnerships in the Age of Generative AI

afkar collective

Jun 283 min read

Innovation

Reframing Strategic Partnerships in the Age of Generative AI

Discover how reframing strategic partnerships for the generative AI era can drive innovation, efficiency, and new market opportunities for b

Breaking the Mold: Embracing Ecosystemic Business Models for True Innovation

afkar collective

Jun 254 min read

Smart Cities

Breaking the Mold: Embracing Ecosystemic Business Models for True Innovation

Shift from traditional innovation labs to ecosystemic models using SPVs for deeper collaboration & scalable impact. #Innovation #Ecosystems

afkar collective

Jun 174 min read

Knowledge curation

Gettier Problems in the Age of AI

Can AI provide true knowledge or just justified true beliefs? Explore Gettier problems and AI hallucinations in understanding machine 'knowl

Encoding Information in the Holographic Principle

afkar collective

Jun 115 min read

Knowledge curation

Encoding Information in the Holographic Principle

The holographic principle's efficient info encoding echoes in LLMs like GPT-4: complex data compressed into dense

Understanding Reality: Layers of 'True' and the Holistic 'Truth'

afkar collective

Jun 33 min read

Knowledge curation

Understanding Reality: Layers of 'True' and the Holistic 'Truth'

In an era where artificial intelligence it's imperative to recognize their inherent limitations in achieving comprehensive understanding

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