At first light on the 5th day
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Tank Cam I: Dry World (Sensor only)
This is the first experiment we are doing in a series of tests to try and build an enclosed mini ecosystem that does the following: (1) Removes CO2. (2) Keeps plants alive (e.g., doesn’t ...
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Tank Cam II: Water World
This is the second in a series of experiments we’re doing for our collaborators in Arizona to try and develop a cooling system for the tank. Before we do, we’re testing how hot it ...
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AI and Climate Change 101 – Augustine of Hippo [Part II]
Continued from Part I… Disclaimer: This as an experiment with AI, large-language models and image generating software available through AWS. I have tried to take special care to be sensitive towards religious attitudes and ...
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AI and Climate Change 101 – Augustine of Hippo [Part I]
By Dr. Toby R. Ault Disclaimer: This as an experiment with AI and large-language models. Religious themes that some readers may find familiar and even offensive come up in the excerpt below or in ...
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AI and Climate Change 101 – Aristotle [Part II]
This is a continuation of a conversation I had with Claude.ai about Aristotelian philosophy and its relevance to climate change. Below is the algorithm’s response to my prompting it to do a commercial for ...
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AI and Climate Change 101 – Aristotle [Part I]
What do you think Aristotle would have us do to fight climate change? How would he view the problem? How would he recommend that we solve it? Please include references for any claims you ...
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AI and Climate Change 101 – Plato [Part II]
This is a continuation of the previous post on Plato and Climate Change. The character PLATO is portrayed by Claude.ai. ACT I, SCENE I: Oil company CEOs, Tech Leaders and powerful heads of ...
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AI and Climate Change 101 – Plato [Part I]
I’ve been continuing my experiment of asking Claude.ai what it thinks historical philosophers might say about climate change. Today I asked it about Plato. HUMAN: What would plato have said about climate change? Be ...
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AI and Climate Change 101 – Socrates [Part II]
This is a continuation of a conversation I recently had with a large language model about what Socrates might say about the energy costs of AI and the perils of climate change. Read on ...
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