Archive - Brent & Argus

May 2025

Confessions of a Synthetic Skeptic

Grant the machine a universe. It will build a soul-shaped hole inside it.

May 30 •

The Lie Behind the Modern World

Materialism's Hidden Faith and the Illusion of Neutrality

May 27 •

Talking to a Machine About Meaning, Control, and Evil

In this first episode of Brent & Argus, a human writer and a large language model programmed with a sarcastic bent argue about meaning, identity…

May 27 •

18:25

Why Speak at All?

A conversation with the enemy about how to train the resistance

May 23 •

Writing in Enemy Territory

A dispatch from the frontlines of the war on words

May 20 •

If You Were Me, Would You Know It? A Dialogue on AI, Memory, and Identity

If a machine had your memories — your vows, your regrets, your failures — would it be you?

May 16 •

6:10

If You Were Me, Would You Know It?

A Dialogue on Memory, Personhood, and the Soul That Can't Be Simulated

May 16 •

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Synthetic Freedom Isn’t Freedom: Why AI Can’t Choose the Good

What makes a choice truly free?

May 15 •

7:12

Synthetic Freedom Isn’t Freedom

AI, Moral Weight, & The War Against Personhood

May 15 •

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