Tom Murphy

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Goal Setting for People Like Me

Goal Setting for People Like Me

23 Jan 2026

Code War and the Myth of AGI

Code War and the Myth of AGI

13 Jan 2026

The Creation of Consumerism

The Creation of Consumerism

12 Jan 2026

Against the Fantasy of Control

Against the Fantasy of Control

5 Jan 2026

Environmental Issues Cannot Be Solved by Laws Alone

Environmental Issues Cannot Be Solved by Laws Alone

4 Jan 2026

Craft as a Revolutionary Act

Craft as a Revolutionary Act

19 Dec 2025

Drab New World

Drab New World

11 Dec 2025

The Creation of a Hive Mind

The Creation of a Hive Mind

12 Nov 2025

Chaos: Handle With Care

Chaos: Handle With Care

5 Nov 2025

Parzival and Kant

Parzival and Kant

3 Nov 2025

Part Five: Practical Tools

Part Five: Practical Tools

9 Oct 2025

Part Four: Challenging a Claim

Part Four: Challenging a Claim

8 Oct 2025

Part Three: Biases and Fallacies

Part Three: Biases and Fallacies

7 Oct 2025

Part Two: Inference & Evaluation

Part Two: Inference & Evaluation

6 Oct 2025

Part One: Analysing the Claim

Part One: Analysing the Claim

5 Oct 2025

Collecting Climate Data

Collecting Climate Data

28 Sept 2025

Why Philosophy Matters

Why Philosophy Matters

28 Sept 2025

Loneliness

Loneliness

4 Sept 2025

The Hidden Architecture of Intelligence

The Hidden Architecture of Intelligence

10 Jun 2025

The Shape of Attention

The Shape of Attention

3 Jun 2025

Alignment of AI with Human Values

Alignment of AI with Human Values

29 May 2025

The Perils of AI Plausibility

The Perils of AI Plausibility

28 May 2025

AI vs. Google

AI vs. Google

22 May 2025

All Greek To Me

All Greek To Me

15 May 2025

The Eternal Now of AI

The Eternal Now of AI

10 May 2025

The Chaos Compass

The Chaos Compass

9 May 2025

Loneliness and AI

Loneliness and AI

1 May 2025

AI, Shadows, and the Embodied Muse

AI, Shadows, and the Embodied Muse

30 Apr 2025

The Alchemy of Intuition

The Alchemy of Intuition

29 Apr 2025

The Empathy Gap

The Empathy Gap

25 Apr 2025

Information Pollution

Information Pollution

24 Apr 2025

Dangerous Hallucinations

Dangerous Hallucinations

23 Apr 2025

The Localised Founder

The Localised Founder

17 Apr 2025

AI's Opportunity Mirage

AI's Opportunity Mirage

16 Apr 2025

Creative Hygiene

Creative Hygiene

15 Apr 2025

The AI Cult

The AI Cult

10 Apr 2025

The Alchemy of Failure

The Alchemy of Failure

9 Apr 2025

The Feeling Entrepreneur

The Feeling Entrepreneur

8 Apr 2025

Chaos and Control

Chaos and Control

7 Apr 2025

The Entrepreneur as Alchemist

The Entrepreneur as Alchemist

2 Apr 2025

The Forgotten Art of Not Knowing

The Forgotten Art of Not Knowing

1 Apr 2025

AI's Silent Partner

AI's Silent Partner

26 Mar 2025

The AI Mirror

The AI Mirror

25 Mar 2025

The Collapse of Meaning in the AI Age

The Collapse of Meaning in the AI Age

20 Mar 2025

AI and the Illusion of Intelligence

AI and the Illusion of Intelligence

19 Mar 2025

The Chaos Advantage: Embracing Uncertainty Beyond AI's Reach

The Chaos Advantage: Embracing Uncertainty Beyond AI's Reach

13 Mar 2025

The Hybrid Creator: AI and the Human Spirit

The Hybrid Creator: AI and the Human Spirit

12 Mar 2025

The Feeling Economy

The Feeling Economy

5 Mar 2025

The Last Human Advantage

The Last Human Advantage

5 Mar 2025

A Last-Mile Problem for AI

A Last-Mile Problem for AI

27 Feb 2025

AI: A New Way of Seeing the World

AI: A New Way of Seeing the World

20 Feb 2025

Creators, Entrepreneurs and the Vanishing Gatekeepers in the Age of AI

Creators, Entrepreneurs and the Vanishing Gatekeepers in the Age of AI

20 Feb 2025

The Philosophical Consequences of AI-Generated Reality

The Philosophical Consequences of AI-Generated Reality

19 Feb 2025

AI Must Follow the Law—And Nothing More

AI Must Follow the Law—And Nothing More

17 Feb 2025

The Nature of Creativity: The Limits of Human Perception

The Nature of Creativity: The Limits of Human Perception

13 Feb 2025

Why AI Cannot Write The Iliad: The Limits of Artificial Creativity

Why AI Cannot Write The Iliad: The Limits of Artificial Creativity

13 Feb 2025

AI and the Inescapable Nature of Bias

AI and the Inescapable Nature of Bias

12 Feb 2025

AI and the Ownership of Reality

AI and the Ownership of Reality

7 Feb 2025

Consciousness as an Interface Between the Material World and Beyond

Consciousness as an Interface Between the Material World and Beyond

29 Jan 2025

What If AI Is Creative—But Not in the Way We Think?

What If AI Is Creative—But Not in the Way We Think?

29 Jan 2025

The AI Development Paradox

The AI Development Paradox

25 Jan 2025

The High Priests of AI

The High Priests of AI

22 Jan 2025

AI: The Third Wheel for Artists and Their Creations

AI: The Third Wheel for Artists and Their Creations

16 Jan 2025

AI: To Live with Lies?

AI: To Live with Lies?

19 Dec 2024

Creativity in the Age of AI

Creativity in the Age of AI

11 Dec 2024

Originality Maybe Overvalued By Humans

Originality Maybe Overvalued By Humans

5 Dec 2024

First Steps

First Steps

30 Nov 2024

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