Andrew Alam-NistJun 24, 20238 minArtistic License or Theft? – Generative AI and Intellectual PropertyConsider the three paintings above: all three depict me, but they differ radically in their use of color, stroke, composition, and style....
Andrew Alam-NistMar 20, 20238 minSome Thoughts On Economic GrowthIn the second week of Directed Studies, a yearlong course at Yale that gives a survey of the history of Western Thought, we read...
Andrew Alam-NistJan 10, 20238 minDo Robots Deserve Moral Consideration?About a month ago I went to a talk by Shelly Kagan, Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale, on the moral status of robots. The room was...
Andrew Alam-NistJun 16, 20228 minOn Moral ResponsibilityI. Introduction Moral responsibility is a concept that permeates our regulations, legal systems, and general manner of thinking....