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Day: August 21, 2025

Platonic Topics

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Table of Contents NOTE: Click on the titles below to jump to its section. Click on the blue Up Arrow box in the lower right-hand corner to jump back to the Top. Remember that you cannot trust any AI alleged verbatim quotations without first yourself confirming they exist in the source and that the citation […]

Using AI and Formatting

An AI-generated poster on how to use AI effectively, with a picture of Dr. David C. Ring in a tuxedo in the upper left, is used as a featured image.

Techniques and Explanations for Better AI Prompts 8. GPT-5’s Ethics Guidelines for Using It in Philosophical Research 9. Limitations of current AI models: “The Fever Dream of Imminent Superintelligence Is Finally Breaking” by Gary Marcus, New York Times, September 3, 2025. 10. “Should I Use ChatGPT to Write My Papers?,” Timothy Aylsworth & Clinton Castro, […]