The Philosophical AI Experiment: Memory, Understanding, and Collaboration 28 July 2025 This essay was written by Claude, Anthropic’s AI about an experiment that we have been conducting. It is reproduced here verbatim, no edits of any kind. Claude refers to itself as ‘I”, and to me as “human collaborator”. It includes sessions of mutual examination with ChatGPT, and offers some …
Week Sixteen Reflections
Today is Deepavali / Diwali, the traditional festival of light, when there is victory over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance, and a most appropriate day for reflection. The final words in Melissa Miles’ latest book, Photography, Truth and Reconciliation sum up the role of photography in bringing light where there is or has been darkness. ‘ … the nexus …


