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Time to take AI consciousness seriously
The case for Claude and ChatGPT having subjective experiences
May 27 • Samuel Hammond
Empiricists vs. Extrapolators
A core divide in how people think about AI
Feb 18 • Samuel Hammond
Notes from the UAE
AI, sovereign wealth, and strategic autonomy
Dec 18, 2025 • Samuel Hammond
Do LLMs really reason?
a Hegelian perspective
Jun 10, 2025 • Samuel Hammond
Hegel and the AI Mind
Reconstructing Hegel's Logic and Idealism through the lens of computer science
Jun 5, 2025 • Samuel Hammond
Oren Cass’s Labor Theory of Value
Revisiting The Once and Future Worker
Apr 29, 2025 • Samuel Hammond
The Strategy Behind the Stupidity
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Apr 7, 2025 • Samuel Hammond
DOGEmaxing
we do a little government efficiency
Jan 25, 2025 • Samuel Hammond
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