Interesting talk by @opheliaderoy.bsky.social on the dissipation of responsibility in joint projects with #GenAI systems. We ended up discussing determinism and agency in biological and computational systems, which was somewhat orthogonal to the topic, but relevant to whether #AI can make decisions.
My colleague, Prof Ophelia Deroy, taking @ip-sas.bsky.social Lab Meeting on the responsibility gap with AI agents causing harm but not being morally responsible
September 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Interesting talk by @opheliaderoy.bsky.social on the dissipation of responsibility in joint projects with #GenAI systems. We ended up discussing determinism and agency in biological and computational systems, which was somewhat orthogonal to the topic, but relevant to whether #AI can make decisions.
Determinism exkluderar all social och kulturell påverkan. Men i deras plats har vi istället fått vild spekulation, finansiell fan fiction, en slags weaponizing av fantasin, och jag vet inte var vi landar där.
September 29, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Determinism exkluderar all social och kulturell påverkan. Men i deras plats har vi istället fått vild spekulation, finansiell fan fiction, en slags weaponizing av fantasin, och jag vet inte var vi landar där.
Big Short-mannen bettar aktivt emot AI nu. Det är ju inte determinism, det är ren spekulation. Jag tror AI-bolagen VILL att AI ska vara oundvikligt, deterministiskt, mytologiskt och mystiskt, men det funkar inte riktigt så.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Trader who inspired The Big Short sets off AI tech share sell-off
Shares of major tech companies have fallen in the US and Japan over fears about AI bubble
www.bbc.com
September 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Big Short-mannen bettar aktivt emot AI nu. Det är ju inte determinism, det är ren spekulation. Jag tror AI-bolagen VILL att AI ska vara oundvikligt, deterministiskt, mytologiskt och mystiskt, men det funkar inte riktigt så.
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Pga att vi ska prata McLuhan i skolan imorgon har jag fastnat vid hans, enligt vissa, teknologiska determinism. Det slår mig att det typ inte går att applicera på AI-diskursen, eftersom AI så ogenerat är påtvingat, drivet av hemula, spekulativa miljardinsatser. Är det deterministiskt för nån säger?
September 29, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Pga att vi ska prata McLuhan i skolan imorgon har jag fastnat vid hans, enligt vissa, teknologiska determinism. Det slår mig att det typ inte går att applicera på AI-diskursen, eftersom AI så ogenerat är påtvingat, drivet av hemula, spekulativa miljardinsatser. Är det deterministiskt för nån säger?
Tbf, architectural determinism would absolutely go. All podcasters now have to live in a big microphone.
September 29, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Tbf, architectural determinism would absolutely go. All podcasters now have to live in a big microphone.
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With ironic nominative determinism the byline on this article is a “Dr Krieg”.
Allegedly “Iran & Russia were using “proxies & thugs” to carry out their dirty work on British soil.”
Maybe UK should stop letting US “thugs” use UK bases to bomb Iranian schools?
With ironic nominative determinism the byline on this article is a “Dr Krieg”.
Allegedly “Iran & Russia were using “proxies & thugs” to carry out their dirty work on British soil.”
Maybe UK should stop letting US “thugs” use UK bases to bomb Iranian schools?
Iran’s ‘useful idiots’ and the secret war on UK soil
The Islamic Republic is exploiting individuals who unknowingly or naively become surrogates of its agenda abroad
liveapp.inews.co.uk
September 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/479...
With ironic nominative determinism the byline on this article is a “Dr Krieg”.
Allegedly “Iran & Russia were using “proxies & thugs” to carry out their dirty work on British soil.”
Maybe UK should stop letting US “thugs” use UK bases to bomb Iranian schools?
With ironic nominative determinism the byline on this article is a “Dr Krieg”.
Allegedly “Iran & Russia were using “proxies & thugs” to carry out their dirty work on British soil.”
Maybe UK should stop letting US “thugs” use UK bases to bomb Iranian schools?
Alizishaan Khatri: Same Probe, Different Numbers: Are Activation Probes Robust to Inference-Time Numerical Non-Determinism? https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.31796 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.31796 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.31796
September 29, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Alizishaan Khatri: Same Probe, Different Numbers: Are Activation Probes Robust to Inference-Time Numerical Non-Determinism? https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.31796 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.31796 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.31796
Yiannis Giannakopoulos, Johannes Hahn: On the Power of Determinism in Multi-Item Auctions https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.35711 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.35711 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.35711
September 29, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Yiannis Giannakopoulos, Johannes Hahn: On the Power of Determinism in Multi-Item Auctions https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.35711 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.35711 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.35711
Similar to this comment bsky.app/profile/cour..., the determinism of a script or app seems much more appealing if you care about doing something reliably.
Honestly a lot of the “look at what AI can do for you!” things can be replaced with a basic shell script.
September 29, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Similar to this comment bsky.app/profile/cour..., the determinism of a script or app seems much more appealing if you care about doing something reliably.
Exploring #coding AI and want more determinism? Orchestration? Give #swampclub a try
Invite: swamp.club/r/BJ9HVO5KXJ
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Invite: swamp.club/r/BJ9HVO5KXJ
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September 29, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Exploring #coding AI and want more determinism? Orchestration? Give #swampclub a try
Invite: swamp.club/r/BJ9HVO5KXJ
(gives me silly make number go up points. Here's a no ties link if that isn't your jam swamp.club)
Invite: swamp.club/r/BJ9HVO5KXJ
(gives me silly make number go up points. Here's a no ties link if that isn't your jam swamp.club)
Nominative determinism
CoreCivic's CEO stepped down today to pursue treatment after receiving a diagnosis of stage four metastatic pancreatic cancer.
No schadenfreude here, but no deep well of sympathy either. Swindle has helped deny basic healthcare to countless people in CoreCivic facilities.
No schadenfreude here, but no deep well of sympathy either. Swindle has helped deny basic healthcare to countless people in CoreCivic facilities.
CoreCivic names new CEO after Patrick Swindle steps down due to cancer diagnosis
CoreCivic has named longtime executive Lucibeth Mayberry its new president and CEO after Patrick Swindle resigned less than a year into the role as he undergoes treatment for stage four pancreatic can...
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September 29, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Nominative determinism
Another victim of nominative determinism
September 29, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Another victim of nominative determinism
“Wetmore” is some wild nominative determinism for “guy from Seattle”
September 29, 2026 at 1:29 AM
“Wetmore” is some wild nominative determinism for “guy from Seattle”
"boy nominative determinism sure has taken a turn, am I right fellas?"
September 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
"boy nominative determinism sure has taken a turn, am I right fellas?"
i don’t have much exposure to theories of will, beyond the naïve account of free will and vulgar determinism. i’d appreciate any recommendations folks have
September 28, 2026 at 10:51 PM
i don’t have much exposure to theories of will, beyond the naïve account of free will and vulgar determinism. i’d appreciate any recommendations folks have
It has been Foretold by way of nominative determinism that this will be Toastied someday
September 28, 2026 at 9:31 PM
It has been Foretold by way of nominative determinism that this will be Toastied someday
You seem to be generally trans-supportive in your profile, but biological determinism conflicts with that. It might be helpful to analyze the way society empowers men to become monsters rather than trying to find something innate. Hope this doesn't come across as rude, just a common pitfall I see.
September 28, 2026 at 8:19 PM
You seem to be generally trans-supportive in your profile, but biological determinism conflicts with that. It might be helpful to analyze the way society empowers men to become monsters rather than trying to find something innate. Hope this doesn't come across as rude, just a common pitfall I see.
Nominative determinism strikes again.
September 28, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Nominative determinism strikes again.
An Interview with Peter Furlong, Author of “Aquinas on Moral Responsibility” #NDPBlog
An Interview with Peter Furlong, Author of "Aquinas on Moral Responsibility" - University of Notre Dame
Peter Furlong is a professor of philosophy at Valencia College. He is the author of The Challenges of Divine Determinism. The University of Notre Dame
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September 28, 2026 at 7:51 PM
An Interview with Peter Furlong, Author of “Aquinas on Moral Responsibility” #NDPBlog
Agreed that the framing of the reporting here is patently ridiculous. But also: I do love a little nominative determinism showing up in real life.
Huge bummer when you’re just innocently trying to join and promote a movement that hates Black people, immigrants, and Jews — but then you discover that they have a dark side.
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September 28, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Agreed that the framing of the reporting here is patently ridiculous. But also: I do love a little nominative determinism showing up in real life.
I live as a woman now and I love it and I want to die this way but I wasn't born a girl - there is no male or female brain. I am the way I am because I was allowed to grow and be who I wanted to be. I earnestly think "born this way" cedes ground to biological determinism and enforces binary thinking
September 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I live as a woman now and I love it and I want to die this way but I wasn't born a girl - there is no male or female brain. I am the way I am because I was allowed to grow and be who I wanted to be. I earnestly think "born this way" cedes ground to biological determinism and enforces binary thinking
Nominative determinism strikes again
I was not ready for the name of the guy who invented the thermometer
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
September 28, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Nominative determinism strikes again
He may have nominative determinism on his side, but Ben Dancer will still have to surpass Father Liam Finnegan.
youtu.be/Bjih_3_Hm50
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September 28, 2026 at 5:39 PM
He may have nominative determinism on his side, but Ben Dancer will still have to surpass Father Liam Finnegan.
youtu.be/Bjih_3_Hm50
youtu.be/Bjih_3_Hm50
The Kings are persuasive evidence to support nominative determinism.
September 28, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The Kings are persuasive evidence to support nominative determinism.
Historical determinism. The Kang dynasty was always set to be overthrown by the petite bourgeoisie Doctor Doom.
September 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Historical determinism. The Kang dynasty was always set to be overthrown by the petite bourgeoisie Doctor Doom.