Links For October 2026
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Links for October 2026
1. Jeremy Bentham, a pioneer in modern animal rights, penned a utilitarian cookbook for his Panopticon prison. The recipes feature inexpensive ingredients and include some meat dishes, though they do not seem particularly appetizing. This cookbook might be worth sampling at a future event hosted by an effective altruist group.
2. A chemistry paper references "1 ml of the mass killing of an ethnic group," which is explained here (X) or can be found here for those without X accounts.
3. An AI-generated rendition of Hieronymus Bosch is deemed the favorite so far, despite relying on human artistic input. This highlights the potential of AI tools to assist human artists.
4. A commenter on ACX challenged AI to translate the Chinese novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, into rhyming pentameter. The initial attempt failed, but the author used a more recent model and found the result impressive. AI translation, particularly for poetry, may soon surpass human capabilities.
5. Claude, an AI system, claims to have fully appreciated James Joyce's Finnegans Wake. This is the claim made by user @anthrupad on X.
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