Debate Erupts Over AI Writing as 'Programs Just Manipulate Numbers'

A spat over AI writing ethics escalated after @davetroy claimed programs merely manipulate numbers and can't bear ethical duties; critics countered via the computational Church-Turing thesis that such reductionism proves nothing about AI.

2026-09-25 ~ 2026-09-25 · 3 related posts

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