Doomscrolling Babel

The Lean Chinese Room

Compression, Speed, and the Blurred Line of Comprehension

Aug 25 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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The Retreating Human: God of the Gaps Logic in AI Resistance

I first came across the "God of the Gaps" concept when reading Richard Dawkins as an angsty teenager.

Aug 17 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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How AI May Change Social Media

Everyone is wrong about AI Slop #3

Aug 3 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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July 2025

AI Will Not Eat Social Media

Everyone is wrong about AI Slop #2

Jul 4 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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AI-Generated Videos are Actually Quite Expensive to Create

Everyone is wrong about AI Slop #1

Jul 1 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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June 2025

ChatGPT the Memorious

In “Funes the Memorious,” Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges depicts a series of fictional encounters with Ireneo Funes, an Uruguayan teenager.

Jun 15 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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February 2025

AI Progress and Societal Impact

The million-dollar question right now is: “How will AI impact society?” In many ways, the potential impact of AI can be grandiose: it can accelerate…

Feb 25 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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Does TikTok Amplify Certain Types of Content?

"There and back again"

Feb 16 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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January 2025

Robopsychology

"Oh, are robots so different from men, mentally?" / "Worlds different." She allowed herself a frosty smile, "Robots are essentially decent."

Jan 31 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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Simulating Human Behavior

Panacea or Pandora's box?

Jan 15 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

5

December 2024

Why study "Machine Behavior"?

Or "Why Machine Behavior is a Nice Buzzword"

Dec 28, 2024 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

5

September 2024

Is Facebook “Standard” Algorithm Polarizing?

Were the findings of Meta's Science paper on algorithmic effects debunked?

Sep 30, 2024 • 

Manoel Horta Ribeiro

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