Eric ShepperdImpossibly Cute Kittens and Weaponized AwwWarning: this impossibly cute kitten is a weapon of psychological warfare!Feb 24Feb 24
Eric ShepperdCoding Our Future: Navigating the Ethical Terrain of AI Decision-Making through Foucault…By using tree-of-thought (ToT) prompting techniques and providing guidance as a teaching assistant, I’ve helped ChatGPT write a…Jun 18, 2023Jun 18, 2023
Eric ShepperdDreaming Differently: Psychedelic Meaning-MakingThe world makes little sense in this strange age. Despite technological wonders meant to connect, we struggle to communicate. Although…May 20, 2023May 20, 2023
Eric ShepperdTalking With AI About AI — a GPT-4 ExperimentI asked GPT-4 to imagine the conversation at an AI art exhibition, and invited some clever virtual people — it went surprisingly well.Mar 24, 2023Mar 24, 2023
Eric ShepperdPolitics Has No MeaningWhat’s really disheartening about contemporary politics is how formerly-useful words have lost all meaning, transforming reasoned discourse…Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
Eric ShepperdDon’t Fight Anti-Vaxxers; Socially Exclude ThemFrom this point on, I will no longer be participating in any conflict about vaccines. It just makes things worse.Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021
Eric ShepperdOur electoral system sucks. Use it anyway.As you might know, each election day I walk the streets of London with a sign that says "VOTE". You might not know I’m also a far-Left…Sep 20, 2021Sep 20, 2021
Eric ShepperdThe People’s Party of Canada: How a Desire for Freedom Leads to FascismThe “People’s Party” uses big-tent libertarianism to drag people Rightward — seducing well-meaning anti-authoritarians into fascist beliefsSep 17, 20211Sep 17, 20211
Eric ShepperdStar Trek: Discovery — Forced Feelings Fall FlatAs a lifelong Trekkie, I really wanted to like Discovery. It has its bright points — an extremely diverse cast, a novel concept, and…Jan 9, 2021Jan 9, 2021
Eric ShepperdEscape VelocityThis long-form essay answers two interrelated questions: “why is capitalism?” and “how did it get so bad?” using a new reading of Marx.Jan 8, 2020Jan 8, 2020