# Unbounded **URL:** https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/c/unbounded/9.md [Latest](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Unbounded category](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/about-the-unbounded-category/36)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 5:57am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/about-the-unbounded-category/36 "2021-05-06T05:57:04Z")
Critical discussion seeking progress without topic boundaries. Topics should be related to CF. E.g. study, apply or criticize CF. Expect difficult criticism about topics that you didn’t intentionally bring up. Some eff… --- ## [Debate about Competition](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/debate-about-competition/2246)
**Author:** [@Eternity](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Eternity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/debate-about-competition/2246 "2026-09-24T01:54:07Z")
Debate with @Dface about competition. I’m not a big fan of competition. I’m unsure if the issue is with competition itself or with how others go about competition. This is not about economic competition. Maybe some of… --- ## [What Kind of World Do We Live In?](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/what-kind-of-world-do-we-live-in/1714)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/what-kind-of-world-do-we-live-in/1714 "2026-09-21T23:30:42Z")
I’ll occasionally reply with some evidence. --- ## [Request a Debate](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/request-a-debate/1946)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/request-a-debate/1946 "2026-09-20T09:22:17Z")
Post here to request a debate. Debates should attempt to be rational and organized. Briefly say the topic you want to debate, your initial position, and how much time you want to spend on the debate. You may want to say… --- ## [Japanese](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/japanese/2043)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/japanese/2043 "2026-09-15T16:17:15Z")
Topic about the Japanese language. --- ## [AI Slop, LLMs, Plagiarism, Decline of the Internet](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/ai-slop-llms-plagiarism-decline-of-the-internet/2237)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/ai-slop-llms-plagiarism-decline-of-the-internet/2237 "2026-09-12T17:00:14Z")
Discussion and links topic. --- ## [Law](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/law/2049)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/law/2049 "2026-09-09T23:08:57Z")
Discuss law and lawyers. --- ## [Unions and Bias](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/unions-and-bias/354)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/unions-and-bias/354 "2026-09-04T05:31:29Z")
Topic Summary: Can you spot the bias in this tweet? https://twitter.com/zackkanter/status/1447376938805432321 Goal: See if others can/will spot issue. Why are you posting this in Unbounded? I like goal-relevant critici… --- ## [Fractional Reserve Banking](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/fractional-reserve-banking/2234)
**Author:** [@Neo](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Neo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/fractional-reserve-banking/2234 "2026-08-24T22:08:03Z")
I have no idea what fractional reserve banking is. I know a meaning of the word “fractional”, “reserve” and “banking”, but put together I can’t think if a solid explanation of what it is. Maybe it has something to with t… --- ## [What Is Intelligence](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/what-is-intelligence/2232)
**Author:** [@Neo](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Neo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/what-is-intelligence/2232 "2026-08-18T16:06:41Z")
Topic Summary: Goal: Test how much knowledge I can get from audio while multitasking. CF relevance: Theory of Intelligence, evolution, epistemology. Do you want unbounded criticism? (A criticism is a reason that an id… --- ## [AGI, LLMs, CR and CF](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/agi-llms-cr-and-cf/2169)
**Author:** [@Oracle](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Oracle)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/agi-llms-cr-and-cf/2169 "2026-08-17T16:46:55Z")
I’m pretty sold on the Deutsch view that intelligence = ability to create knowledge via conjecture and refutation, and that pattern matching isn’t knowledge creation. But now with Codex and Claude doing long running task… --- ## [Elliot's Microblogging](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/elliots-microblogging/191)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/elliots-microblogging/191 "2026-08-10T16:07:34Z")
This is a thread for me to say small things. You can comment here, but if it’s going to be a big discussion please move to a new topic (use Reply as Linked Topic). --- ## [ChatGPT and Current AIs Are Dumb](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/chatgpt-and-current-ais-are-dumb/1753)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/chatgpt-and-current-ais-are-dumb/1753 "2026-08-07T18:17:16Z")
Topic for complaints and criticisms about ChatGPT and other AIs. People are overly impressed with this stuff. --- ## [Bad Scholarship](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/bad-scholarship/130)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/bad-scholarship/130 "2026-08-05T14:38:50Z")
Jon Stokes on Twitter: In a Reddit thread where the OP was complaining about how the ethics folks only criticize & never propose solutions, one ally accused him of not having actually read the literature where they pro… --- ## [Misogyny](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/misogyny/2222)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/misogyny/2222 "2026-07-17T13:12:40Z")
Misogyny discussion topic. --- ## [People Being Bad at Logic](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/people-being-bad-at-logic/2148)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/people-being-bad-at-logic/2148 "2026-07-08T15:45:45Z")
I was talking with someone about people not being very good at math and logic and that being relevant to philosophy errors. Also from the conversation they brought up the book Governed By Affect by Michael Pettit. I foun… --- ## [“I Wasn’t Your First Choice”: Love Island and Dating in the Real World](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/i-wasn-t-your-first-choice-love-island-and-dating-in-the-real-world/2220)
**Author:** [@Neo](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Neo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/i-wasn-t-your-first-choice-love-island-and-dating-in-the-real-world/2220 "2026-07-05T21:48:42Z")
I was watching Love Island, and contestants tend to get upset when they are not someone’s first choice to couple up with. This happens in the real world too. People feel bad when they don’t feel like they’re someone’s fi… --- ## [AI Predictions](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/ai-predictions/2157)
**Author:** [@Max](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Max)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/ai-predictions/2157 "2026-06-10T17:12:17Z")
With the AI discussions going on, I thought I’d post some predictions I have about AI and where it will go or how it will affect us. Feel free to post your own, too. Mostly this is focused on coding since we are at the … --- ## [Banker to the Poor](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/banker-to-the-poor/2214)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/banker-to-the-poor/2214 "2026-05-16T19:37:23Z")
I started reading Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus who won a Nobel Peace Prize. It came up in the feminism discussion. A leftwing person recommended it in relation … --- ## [Coding with AI](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/coding-with-ai/2213)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/coding-with-ai/2213 "2026-05-14T23:16:12Z")
Discuss using LLMs for coding. The human or LLM can be the primary code author and it’s relevant either way. --- ## [Is It AI?](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/is-it-ai/2155)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/is-it-ai/2155 "2026-05-11T18:19:56Z")
This topic is for sharing things you think might be AI generated, or aren’t sure about, which aren’t disclosed as AI. I’d like some feedback on whether people agree or disagree that stuff is AI, or if they’re using diffe… --- ## [Unequal/Unfair Marriages](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/unequal-unfair-marriages/2154)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/unequal-unfair-marriages/2154 "2026-05-07T15:00:05Z")
--- ## [My life is better with CF in it](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/my-life-is-better-with-cf-in-it/2212)
**Author:** [@Max](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Max)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/my-life-is-better-with-cf-in-it/2212 "2026-05-06T07:53:35Z")
This is just a short post to share some thoughts I had this morning – that my life is better with CF in it. Two interpretations occur to me: The first is longer-term and about using the ideas in CF. I’ve invented/desig… --- ## [Philosophy Chats with AIs](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/philosophy-chats-with-ais/2199)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/philosophy-chats-with-ais/2199 "2026-05-05T04:55:25Z")
People could share AI philosophy chats since privacy is irrelevant to Claude and GPT. Sharing enables feedback and learning from each other’s chatting styles/techniques. It’s also a way of sharing ideas, similar to but d… --- ## [CF Archiver webapp/bot (for linked material -- reddit, tiktok, etc)](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/cf-archiver-webapp-bot-for-linked-material-reddit-tiktok-etc/2147)
**Author:** [@Max](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Max)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/cf-archiver-webapp-bot-for-linked-material-reddit-tiktok-etc/2147 "2026-04-30T23:55:51Z")
I have written a webapp to archive linked materials from posts to this forum. It’s really annoying reading a discussion and finding that the reddit post or tiktok video that was linked has since been deleted. This should… --- ## [Catastrophic AI Risk](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/catastrophic-ai-risk/2172)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/catastrophic-ai-risk/2172 "2026-04-24T15:29:25Z")
Although I don’t expect to agree with it, I think I should look at Eliezer Yudkowsky’s new book about AI killing all humans. https://ifanyonebuildsit.com --- ## [How Do We Know We’ve Made Moral Progress?](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/how-do-we-know-we-ve-made-moral-progress/2156)
**Author:** [@Neo](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Neo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/how-do-we-know-we-ve-made-moral-progress/2156 "2026-04-22T21:29:42Z")
This a recent philosophy debate between Destiny and T.K. Coleman that has around 335k views at the time of writing this, so I figured I’d discuss a question Destiny brought up at about the 30 minute mark un… --- ## [Critical Fallibilism Real World Examples](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/critical-fallibilism-real-world-examples/532)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/critical-fallibilism-real-world-examples/532 "2026-04-06T01:15:07Z")
Examples of people doing CF-type or CF-contradicting things. --- ## [CF Creations (eg I made a grammar tree viewer)](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/cf-creations-eg-i-made-a-grammar-tree-viewer/2161)
**Author:** [@Max](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Max)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/cf-creations-eg-i-made-a-grammar-tree-viewer/2161 "2026-04-05T01:25:15Z")
With AI it’s pretty easy to make little utilities and things. I made a grammar tree viewer just now, for example. This thread is for sharing these kinds of things. Grammar Tree viewer: put in tree as s-expressions or… --- ## [Some more issues with bayesianism](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/some-more-issues-with-bayesianism/2164)
**Author:** [@Max](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Max)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/some-more-issues-with-bayesianism/2164 "2026-04-04T04:13:15Z")
I came up with some more criticisms of Bayesianism: B-ism requires Evidence Individuation for every update, which it offers no guidance on; the criticism relates to theory laden values. A Hypothesis space scope problem … [Next page](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/c/unbounded/9.md?page=1)