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Is AI really ‘writing’? From a priestess to philosophers, ancient authors would have said ‘no’

Is AI really ‘writing’? From a priestess to philosophers, ancient authors would have said ‘no’

What should we call the words that this ultramodern technology produces? For clues, a professor looks to some of the world’s earliest authors.

14.05.2026 5

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Ryan Leack

Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT

Whether AI can ‘think’ is a different question than whether it is ‘intelligent.’

18.07.2025 7

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Ryan Leack