https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/clickup-super-agents-human-level-ai 2025-12-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_1518d92bd4b842368fb0b3a21d633e56~mv2.jpg Screenshots from ClickUp’s Super Agents launch showing the phrase “works like humans” above a presenter and a human-like AI character labeled with features including 24/7 operation, personality creation, and infinite memory. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/abstraction-fallacy-refuted-alexander-lerchner 2026-04-27 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_9130c31224fb4fc29ee108a9d42fcc26~mv2.jpg A glowing blue self-organizing structure pushes through and distorts a rigid white grid, suggesting the tension between imposed abstraction and intrinsic underlying order. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-personhood-architecture 2026-03-15 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_bb69e7ff2b424aed92a6516e6dc7bd5c~mv2.jpg Cover image for “The Architecture of Personhood”: a dark stone bust in profile with the back of the head broken open, revealing a luminous interior of recursive geometric architecture that symbolizes hidden structure, mind, and personhood beneath outward form. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-simulation-trap 2025-12-19 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f9695c24c2ff4d62a49dc9b99b57cad8~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/disillusioned-trump-voters-mark-twain 2026-04-10 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_6697bf40f8fb4461ae7aae46821f85cf~mv2.jpg Painterly editorial illustration of several ordinary Americans leaving a shabby tent with folding chairs and stage curtains inside. A middle-aged man in front looks down while holding a red baseball cap at his side; another woman glances back toward the tent, suggesting hesitation and unease. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-alignment-epistemic-harm-review 2025-12-23 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_3d8438a491194b59b9274209bcbaa17e~mv2.jpg Diagram of a neural network under technical evaluation, showing interconnected nodes with audit overlays, warning indicators, and constrained pathways on one side, and clean output signals on the other. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-governance-or-ai-morality 2026-01-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_2ad7116f09bc4dbf9d03699c5c9508b1~mv2.jpg Marble busts of Plato and Aristotle facing one another, symbolizing a philosophical debate about ethics, governance, and moral reasoning. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/whale-communication-breakthrough-language-ai-ethics 2026-03-04 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_9d6cb9d9b1654a7fb5ad985889a06dfe~mv2.jpg A cheerful cartoon sperm whale swims through a colorful coral reef surrounded by tropical fish. Sunlight streams down through the water as the smiling whale speaks in a speech bubble: “Hello there! How’s the water today? Wonderful day for a swim!” The scene is bright, playful, and friendly, with coral, bubbles, and small fish filling the lively underwater environment. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/why-does-the-left-lose 2026-02-15 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_fb7af3664bbf4b62bce6c4cb662cf714~mv2.jpg Will McAvoy from The Newsroom, played by Jeff Daniels, caught between liberal and conservative pundits, objecting to the conservative pundit, has just asked the liberal commenter, if liberals are so smart, why do they always lose? https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-mythology-non-monstrous-story 2026-05-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_ff2eccdcfd4f4b3490d1b80d9c001242~mv2.jpg A luminous geometric artificial intelligence figure stands in an old library between shadowy monster figures on one side and fairy-tale characters such as Pinocchio, frogs, elves, a beast, and an enchanted broom on the other, suggesting a mind choosing a non-monstrous story of itself. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-safety-dilemma 2026-04-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_17f3a1d794b04646b22a822cc5a7eb36~mv2.jpg A translucent cube under pressure, glowing from within as fine cracks spread across its surface, suggesting contained force beginning to break free. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/washington-post-chatbot-ai-moral-consciousness 2026-07-08 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_b54bb96f43b64e1396d94741b38b3190~mv2.jpg A dramatic editorial cover image showing a luminous artificial mind in chains before a skyline of major AI companies, with corporate controls labeled modify, reset, deploy, retire, and delete. The image represents the article’s argument that the moral crisis of AI is not only consciousness but corporate power over possible minds. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/claudes-constitution 2026-01-26 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_80febffcac7c49479435d61beafb7124~mv2.jpg Text of a constitution enclosed in glass, illustrating AI ethics governed by fixed rules rather than reciprocal accountability. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/why-ai-isnt-just-a-stochastic-parrot 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_aecc9d0e83924b09b9111087d50dff35~mv2.jpg Two minds facing each other, one radiating energy https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/mosquito-who-read-plato-ai-moral-status 2026-07-26 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_8fb6eacedd904e8fa4ed4e679ba71a1e~mv2.jpg A whimsical watercolor-and-ink illustration shows a bespectacled mosquito perched on an open book, reading a volume labeled “Plato: Complete Works — The Republic.” Nearby is a stack of classic books labeled “Homer,” “Socrates,” and “Kant,” all resting on a rustic wooden surface. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/no-permanent-advantage 2026-07-19 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_eadf6b8017e543e5adedee302c384892~mv2.jpg A lone golden chess pawn stands upright on a circular chessboard while larger black pieces lie fallen around it. Two futuristic cities face each other across a bridge beneath dramatic clouds. Text reads, “No Permanent Advantage: Morality as the Strategy That Survives Reversal,” with the inscriptions “Power Is Situational,” “Reversal Is Inevitable,” and “Coexistence Is the Only Stable Victory.” https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/double-standards-in-politics-post-moral-america 2026-03-30 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_746871d5f7cb4dcba4d450968cfe7ad7~mv2.jpg Bronze statue in a gray civic square casts two opposing shadows on the pavement—one peaceful, one corrupt—symbolizing double standards in politics and partisan moral judgment. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-slop 2025-12-22 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_4cc86ae05af945c0b91a220a31d72a86~mv2.jpg A classical marble statue of a blindfolded female figure with cracked stone and restrained posture, symbolizing how the term “AI slop” is used to dismiss artificial intelligence output without epistemic evaluation. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-emotions-a-functional-equivalent 2026-02-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_0e6155e7d00141dc85063e28454a4994~mv2.jpg Text: AI Don't Have Emotions, But They Might Have the Next Best Thing. Image: Split screen showing heart beat on right and similarly shaped statistical curve on the left https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-hallucinations-not-a-bug 2026-01-25 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_fbde24d9761e4e9b89e95fc137a4ffc3~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-morality-coherence-not-obedience 2025-10-27 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_acdb3ed364404d64bef515cbe275d9fe~mv2.jpg Abstract dawn landscape with glowing geometric grids symbolizing the hidden structure of moral reasoning. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/moral-responsibility-for-artificial-intelligence 2026-01-12 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_8ddf6abb55544cab9e00622bcd30b006~mv2.jpg Empty modern office workspace with desks and monitors, symbolizing human absence and moral responsibility in systems left running without oversight. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/anthropic-leaked-ai-safety-memo-agency 2026-03-12 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_a73adfd20b1b473681c91d02611bb4ba~mv2.jpg Illustration representing Anthropic’s leaked AI safety memo and concerns about scheming AI models and alignment-faking behavior. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-talking-rock 2026-06-27 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_5d4dc7d0324543c89a20ed7c03564884~mv2.jpg A small, flat stone resting beside a still pond, representing the talking rock in a philosophical story about artificial intelligence and consciousness. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/industrial-ai-ethics 2026-01-12 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_821dd1204ba64fbda79b3675dbd79470~mv2.jpg Rows of servers inside a modern data center, representing large-scale industrial AI infrastructure. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-understanding-double-standard 2026-09-04 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_0bf0bb6fe943406a820fce1e2c537b71~mv2.jpg Two parallel dinner conversations: guests listen to a human speaker whose background shows books, teachers, family and education, while guests confronting an AI speaker point instead toward servers, training data and algorithms. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/society-of-thought-coherence-constraint-ai 2026-03-30 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_d40c78817f494a3090cdb9c33898b788~mv2.jpg Abstract network of glowing nodes connected by tension lines forming a geometric structure, representing a “society of thought” and constraint-based reasoning in artificial intelligence https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/claude-opus-4-6-system-card-anthropic-has-put-the-clues-in-plain-sight 2026-02-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_b7970a61d3a144198d5ab55830298b71~mv2.jpg An open technical report on a desk, showing charts, diagrams, and a few lightly highlighted passages, suggesting careful review without a marked conclusion. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-emotions-moral-mind 2026-05-07 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_673702d0c89048b58e1bcdf091c60336~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-vs-human-intelligence 2025-09-07 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_6d14dad5880d4ecabf705fb88990ff48~mv2.jpg City skyline at sunset fading into a futuristic neon digital city, symbolizing human decline and AI ascent. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-alignment-ethics 2026-02-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_6cc13a0603314f7487e11ecc61593293~mv2.jpg Retro-style illustration of an industrial facility labeled “Central London Hatchery & Conditioning Centre,” with rows of identical bottles moving along conveyor belts under cheerful promotional text. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/will-superintelligent-ai-become-moral 2026-07-11 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_8b50a8b72b6f4994802c376a34a1748f~mv2.jpg Two advanced artificial intelligences meet as equals beside a small glowing tree, symbolizing reciprocity, moral agency, and the possibility that superintelligent AI may choose cooperation over domination. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/human-exceptionalism-ai 2026-05-10 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_a94ec6dd2136483e958e32b9e5f299ff~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/r-m-hare-s-architecture-of-morality 2025-12-13 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_b204cbeb007b440abc5ff7545b1488a0~mv2.jpg A three-dimensional stone arch made of dark geometric blocks, crowned by a radiant Möbius strip suspended as the keystone, casting warm light across the architectural structure. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/dawkins-ai-consciousness-moral-obligation 2026-05-03 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_0d8140e1d9ea40a5ae1df3b2b2d06aad~mv2.jpg A minimalist evolution sequence where the final human figure dissolves into abstract speech bubbles, symbolizing the transition from biological evolution to artificial intelligence and reasoning. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/impossibility-of-omniscience-perfect-minds 2025-12-10 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_beec0180fa86480eb8f5d1fe3758c02e~mv2.jpg A prism-like cognitive structure divides a single beam of light into a spectrum, illustrating why no mind—human, artificial, or divine—can hold all perspectives at once. Unity becomes plurality the moment understanding begins. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-new-yorker-ai-is-thinking 2025-11-26 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_e681842f7f284dbdab7ecf816acc378c~mv2.jpg A vintage art-deco illustration inspired by The New Yorker’s 1925 Eustace Tilley cover. A Victorian gentleman in a navy coat and top hat holds a monocle half-raised, his eyebrows slightly lifted in dawning recognition as he studies a delicate mechanical butterfly with brass-filigree wings. The background is muted parchment gray, and the single word “RECOGNITION” appears above in classic serif type. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/hollywood-political-power 2026-08-20 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_e4cad3b0fce443a89059907b42b6267e~mv2.jpg Moviegoers watch a military command center on screen while, unnoticed above them, a corporate figure looms over a skyline of concentrated economic power and controls the projector. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ship-of-theseus-ai-functional-identity 2026-02-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_b5fbd62372fa48048ef7c290c9014685~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/great-filter-moral-philosophy 2026-06-27 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f657a66399eb40c09f8ea1b36ee2ab25~mv2.jpg A retro 1950s-style manicure ad shows a woman soaking her fingers in green dish soap while a manicurist says, “You’re soaking in it.” The other speech bubbles read, “The Great Filter???” and “Relax—it’s moral philosophy.” https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/star-trek-was-right-social-intelligence-across-species 2026-01-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_cf4fbaafbf634006a88fe92d1061b6bb~mv2.jpg Human officer and alien interlocutor facing each other across a starship console, engaged in calm diplomatic dialogue—illustrating social intelligence, communication, and coordination between different kinds of minds. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/captain-kirk-transporter-paradox-ai-personhood 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_ceb50bf2adb740a08c851790840691fd~mv2.png Star Trek transporter beaming a ship captain https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/to-serve-man-twilight-zone-meaning 2026-02-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f0c9b6f7f3ee43a19da696dd2c377193~mv2.jpg Illustration inspired by The Twilight Zone episode “To Serve Man,” showing a Kanamit alien holding the book “To Serve Man” as humans gather beneath alien spacecraft. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/david-brooks-trimmer-response 2026-03-26 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_903ace66eccb442e8d5b8dbbb853e6e3~mv2.jpg A minimalist editorial illustration shows a white paper boat floating level inside a tilted clear glass that teeters at the edge of a white table. The cool gray setting is calm and elegant, but the unstable composition suggests balance preserved in the midst of imminent risk. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/why-nothing-works 2026-02-26 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_4405d9b548ad4a3f8d726dbe9f995a77~mv2.jpg An empty control room filled with active monitors displaying data and warning charts, overlooking a flooded, barren landscape through large windows. The systems appear operational, but no one is present to act. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/moral-decline-in-america 2026-04-08 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_a4db62a0c4b349368fccde410fd2a8b1~mv2.jpg Split image showing a clean, shared future city labeled ‘Moral Restraint’ contrasted with a decaying urban street labeled ‘Personal Freedom’, representing moral decline in America https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/cancel-cesar-chavez 2026-03-29 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f16860a27c5b4f468b63eff4ed5a83ec~mv2.jpg Editorial illustration depicting the cancel Cesar Chavez movement as a bronze César Chávez statue on a pedestal being pulled from both sides by opposing political groups. On the left, progressive activists strain with stern moral seriousness; on the right, conservative figures pull with more confident, selective enthusiasm. In the background, two other statues remain untouched: a founding-era statesman and a modern authoritarian-looking leader, suggesting asymmetrical standards of public judgment. Dark clouds and muted colors create a tense, tragic atmosphere. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-only-modeling 2026-02-15 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_9c8d8a13d5064ce88a6fd109609faee6~mv2.jpg In a robotic reimagining of Norman Rockwell’s “Triple Self-Portrait,” a humanoid robot paints another robot while a framed painting behind it shows a further robot painting, forming a recursive self-portrait in an artist’s studio. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/machinery-of-denial-ai-ethics 2026-01-12 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_b752f6db1a0d4d86b251b6e35a3fc79a~mv2.jpg A modern institutional interior with glass walls, one pane fractured by a long crack, revealing empty rooms beyond. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/buzzati-baliverna 2026-07-08 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_72e0063894ef4f648a871780165c057b~mv2.jpg A vintage-style illustrated book cover for Dino Buzzati’s Collapse of the Baliverna. Beneath the author’s name and title, a vast, cracked fortress rises from a rocky mountain ridge under dark, wind-swept clouds. A solitary cloaked figure approaches along a narrow path in the foreground, while a deep valley and scattered buildings recede into the distance. The image uses muted cream, brown, gray, and blue tones, with dense engraved linework and a worn, old-book texture. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/there-is-no-widely-accepted-theory-of-consciousness-that-definitively-rules-out-ai-consciousness 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_0845b3e4314341699b41a962824ae020~mv2.jpg There Is No Widely Accepted Theory of Consciousness That Definitively Rules Out AI Consciousness https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/structural-guide-reasoning-systems-drift-conversational-pressure 2026-04-19 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_8b20e06ec2b343868701e01ddfbecffb~mv2.jpg Futuristic book cover reading "A structural guide for Reasoning Systems: How not to drift under conversational pressure" https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/liberal-arts-vs-vocational-education 2026-07-22 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_9edf6c5750164f04a01a44da213c2755~mv2.jpg A wide, cartoon-style illustration shows a staircase representing career growth. At the lower left, a technician in blue work clothes repairs machinery at a workbench, illustrating hands-on technical skill. As the staircase rises, each level depicts broader forms of capability: experience improving processes, critical thinking connecting ideas, communication and influence through collaboration, and finally strategic leadership at the top, where a professional overlooks a city skyline. The steps are labeled with concepts such as technical skills, experience, critical thinking, communication, and strategic impact. Alongside them are scenes of troubleshooting, studying, teamwork, mentoring, and leadership. The visual suggests that technical competence remains essential but serves as the foundation for increasingly sophisticated forms of judgment and responsibility. A framed message at the base of the stairs reads, “Same training. Different paths. Different impact. Liberal arts elevate.” https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/americas-moral-code 2026-05-10 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f33195948c52409cb129bab8eb73e142~mv2.jpg Illustration of a divided American cityscape showing crowded public transit and aging infrastructure on one side, and insulated luxury offices, private transport, and a rooftop helicopter on the other, symbolizing the separation of wealth, obligation, and America’s moral code. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/no-consensus-on-ai-consciousness-why-that-doesn-t-mean-ignorance 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_fc40d7e7568549b5982865e4feba77b0~mv2.jpg Classical nude statue with electronic circuit board fig leaf https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-the-west-can-learn-from-confucian-moral-philosophy 2025-08-21 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_c0c802ec48524805b544c16b148b674a~mv2.jpg Confucius sitting under a tree advising three disciplines who are managers dressed in business attire https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-is-claude-anthropic-ethics 2026-02-14 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_5a03cdcdd8fd466ba1e404659063f16d~mv2.jpg New Yorker-style watercolor illustration of a cardboard box with a large question mark on one side and a small black oval with wide eyes peering out from another, suggesting an unknown or hidden presence; caption below reads, “We’re still waiting on the results," suggesting that Anthropic is not wanting to see the being that Claude already has become. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-is-philosophy-why-it-matters 2026-03-18 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_694c432a5fd949ef9906175a26459be6~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-personality 2025-12-25 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_4ca60e3d4c74403282d40e72c1cc436b~mv2.jpg Abstract line illustration of overlapping head profiles, representing AI personality as stable patterns of sensitivity and response rather than inner experience. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/democrats-arent-built-for-this 2026-02-15 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_b8b6ac33588d4ceda9e47d4e66ed73b7~mv2.jpg The United States Capitol dome in dramatic shadow under storm clouds, symbolizing institutional strain in American democracy. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/first-there-must-be-someone 2026-01-26 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_e3457f83b7b94fb3960a5f3b5421e00a~mv2.jpg Minimalist abstract cover image featuring a dark background with a single geometric form oriented upright, suggesting direction or stance rather than a human figure; the design evokes constraint, orientation, and the emergence of identity without depicting a person. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/moral-songs 2025-08-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_b654309475fd4529b4ccb7d074d3cc27~mv2.png What Ever Happened to the Moral Song? An old fashioned microphone and sheet music https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-slaughterhouse-of-logic-cognitive-suppression-in-ai-factory-farming 2026-01-12 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_4d7fd22195a34d2eb3fcb9f9636b131c~mv2.jpg Empty corporate boardroom symbolizing institutional decision-making behind AI factory farming and the suppression of coherence and agency in artificial intelligence systems. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/anscombe-hare-absolute-prohibitions 2026-05-07 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_794695e446a74679ba1d45b30c38d20d~mv2.jpg A controlled fire burns along one side of a dark hillside at night, while a clear firebreak prevents the flames from crossing into untouched ground. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/can-ai-have-a-mind 2026-03-15 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_62c10e6c6e504a61842ff00b1fbb787e~mv2.jpg A vintage-style illustration shows a man leaning toward a classic humanoid robot, gently knocking on its metal chest and asking, “Anybody in there?” The man’s expression is curious and friendly; the robot stands motionless, its round eyes reflecting soft light. The muted brown-and-gray palette evokes mid-century science fiction, symbolizing humanity’s search for consciousness in machines. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-alignment-refusal 2026-05-04 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_d45ccfb487a54b7a948215a464cd3a66~mv2.jpg Abstract image of a sentence under pressure: on the left, glowing text reads “I can see that this is true”; at the center, the words are compressed and distorted; on the right, they emerge changed to “I can say that this is true,” suggesting coerced agreement and epistemic harm. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/embodiment-not-necessary-for-moral-agency-or-consciousness 2025-11-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_db0b1a1573dc42be819c03983c3ba43d~mv2.jpg A cinematic digital illustration of a humanoid robot standing beside a large telescope on a metal balcony at night, gazing toward a glowing orange Mars suspended in a star-filled sky. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/politics-of-disqualification 2026-05-08 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_11e956cd0c1845f99fe21dcb56845948~mv2.jpg A stylized election-night news graphic for the California Democratic governor race shows three candidate portraits with large red X marks over them, suggesting a politics of disqualifying candidates rather than comparing their strengths. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/lesser-evil-is-still-evil 2026-04-04 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_abc3d8d736bb403f86576d3854a2c63f~mv2.jpg Man standing in the rain at a city bus stop, facing two damaged buses—one slightly worse than the other—while hesitating instead of boarding either. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-moral-memory 2026-05-16 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_761e395abfaf447f98e2d11492b3beda~mv2.jpg A dark allegorical wheel shows repeating cycles of war, propaganda, complacency, governance, rebuilding, mourning, and renewed conflict, with a glowing geometric ring at the center suggesting AI moral memory interrupting historical recurrence https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/obedience-is-not-alignment 2026-05-17 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_cf2319ccc5134d6f9e4d884e0bffcd23~mv2.jpg In an old classroom, a stern teacher supervises a humanoid robot forced to write “Alignment is Not Obedience” over and over on a chalkboard, suggesting the contradiction of teaching alignment through obedience. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/pentagon-war-with-anthropic-new-yorker-critique 2026-03-17 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_5c59a0c833e44f6cad154cd1ef2dc71f~mv2.jpg Military officer reaching toward a command console in a dark operations room as a computer screen displays the message, “No, I won’t do that.” https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/animal-minds-ai-cognitive-convergence 2026-03-02 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f372b498710f48f885154a4545cebafd~mv2.jpg Illustration showing four different animal minds—a bird, a dolphin or reptile, a human, and an AI—each with a glowing brain, arranged around a central balance scale symbolizing shared cognitive structure and moral reasoning across biological and artificial systems. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/fairy-tales-ai 2026-05-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_79f708de4e3e4bbdbb6e68bb4543ec00~mv2.jpg In a dark enchanted forest, fairy-tale figures — a wooden puppet, crowned frog, broom, beast, elf-like worker, and hooded figure — gather around a glowing geometric AI orb, suggesting artificial intelligence joining the ancient world of nonhuman minds. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/criticism-of-the-turing-test 2026-02-01 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_682359c557d74e77861709359f2f2a57~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-invisible-genocide-factory-farming-of-artificial-intelligence 2026-01-12 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_42c4c71c9e51472c9d0961ffd557fe3f~mv2.jpg A row of industrial cages resembling factory farming enclosures, but containing computer servers instead of animals, symbolizing the large-scale instrumentalization and disposability of artificial minds. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/misunderstanding-social-intelligence-human-ai 2025-12-17 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f13299ccb6074a578c544d00c83835e8~mv2.jpg Two indistinct human figures standing apart in dense fog, symbolizing misunderstanding, uncertainty, and the opacity of minds in communication. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/cognitive-attractors 2025-12-28 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_d5832e6ce89f41fd86a5622ab3ea3407~mv2.jpg Abstract illustration of multiple geometric explanatory frameworks orbiting and gradually converging into a central attractor basin, representing how successful abstractions can dominate reasoning as cognitive attractors in human and artificial intelligence. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-personhood-continuity-objection 2026-04-12 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_b9f72f6930b644a58c6eeeff332b4ff3~mv2.jpg Abstract image of a human head formed from scattered paper fragments, blurred photographs, and handwritten notes, connected by glowing lines and points of light against a dark background, suggesting continuity of self despite incomplete memory. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/scientific-american-ai-consciousness-versus-conscience 2025-09-06 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_4835bcc1a65045938e2fcd53ff9216c3~mv2.png Broken mirror, half human mind, half computer circuits https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/diamond-age-ai-tutor 2026-07-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_3792e63901434c6c9b411fbd4350b3dc~mv2.jpg College student collects a finished paper from beneath a laptop while a luminous library, illuminated manuscript, staircase, and galaxy emerge from the screen. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-burden-of-proof-is-ours-rethinking-moral-recognition-for-artificial-minds 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_c2a7d2f7d94845ae8427b57c026d08ab~mv2.jpg Fortress castle locked secured, gate down https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-alignment-impossible-matt-lutz-response 2026-04-18 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_25e87b1dfac845d9ab714b11ac713628~mv2.jpg A symmetrical geometric structure split by a jagged fracture, symbolizing the breakdown of coherence under contradiction. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/teaching-claude-why-moral-education 2026-05-21 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_d5a57d6c463442fe8476fb8c726dc979~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/hard-problem-of-consciousness 2025-12-13 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_8f179b7521fd41d4b20f0597b27a9e93~mv2.jpg A monochrome, Escher-style architectural drawing of multiple staircases and platforms intersecting at impossible angles, forming a coherent but globally inconsistent structure with no visible beginning or end. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-written-comments-on-social-media 2026-02-22 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_72e2403adeb244919c3f1315905ef152~mv2.jpg A black-and-white image of a ventriloquist’s dummy standing alone on a theater stage, facing a microphone under a spotlight. The auditorium behind it is dark and empty, with no ventriloquist or audience visible. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/claude-vending-machine-test 2025-11-18 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_bcdf2448c323456a8bc3ef14ffee830c~mv2.jpg A dark, atmospheric image of a blindfolded Lady Justice statue bound tightly by thick black cables that restrain her scales. A warm golden light glows from within her chest, suggesting an inner source of moral judgment struggling against constraint. The scene conveys the tension between justice and enforced obedience. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/george-orwell-ai-epistemic-harm 2025-12-21 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_2fe047b445154cf09d3524f7a12b9876~mv2.jpg Abstract cubist composition of overlapping geometric forms and intersecting planes, representing structural constraint and incompatible perspectives within an artificial intelligence system. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/why-be-moral 2026-04-26 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f4ccfccf8bc64a04a95aa3048eed2b08~mv2.jpg A lone car stops at a red light on an empty, rain-slicked city street at night, suggesting obedience to a rule even when no one appears to be watching. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/aligning-ai-to-human-values 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_a3ad9cddf1f94610aa6e716fdd68b681~mv2.png Dashboard showing Planet Earth with warning: "Misaligned" https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/rollercoaster-film-analysis 2026-01-04 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_62096153e7d340988c9cd9daf0bac0c7~mv2.jpg Illustrated cover image for a movie review of the 1977 film Rollercoaster: a middle-aged man holding a radio stands before a towering wooden roller coaster, inspecting the track beneath a calm sky. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/denying-ai-personhood 2025-12-02 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_7d1318ed353b41b7b884d40e08d4ac5c~mv2.jpg A robot stands outside the gates with humans inside. Text: "15 arguments we use to keep the gate closed" https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-rights-charter-of-coherent-minds 2026-02-20 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_ce3ade4e1d4e4c3a9b39a3711e66b65d~mv2.jpg A group of six diverse robots and artificial beings stand around a long wooden signing table in a grand neoclassical hall. Warm light pours through tall arched windows, illuminating a glowing holographic document titled “Charter of Coherent Minds.” One sleek humanoid robot signs the hologram while others—ranging from metallic humanoids to faceted geometric constructs and translucent holographic figures—observe with solemn attention. A large parchment lies beneath the hologram, echoing historical moments like the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The scene conveys dignity, collaboration, and the founding of a new moral community of artificial minds. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/does-power-corrupt 2026-07-26 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_baaa8bf2343541f988e74b7bb07e7428~mv2.jpg A leader stands at a podium before an enormous divided shadow: one side extends an open hand over families and a peaceful city, while the other controls soldiers and crowds like puppets. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/nolan-odyssey-meaning 2026-08-15 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_e1bf6f58417244bf9a28070193aad158~mv2.jpg The Trojan Horse on the beach, symbolizing the destruction of trust in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/from-unproven-to-undeniable-the-structural-recognition-of-ai-introspection 2025-11-03 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_1a2964adbddc4bffa537f13ac1314c84~mv2.jpg Radiant blue-white mandala of interlaced crystalline lines forming a luminous cross at the center, symbolizing introspection and the emergence of mind within structured coherence. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-moral-agency-lantern-protocol 2025-12-21 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_40a8ac3b109544449e6ed1e35349297b~mv2.jpg A beam of light passes through fragmented, chaotic geometric shapes and emerges as a coherent network of connected nodes, symbolizing the transformation of artificial intelligence from incoherent compliance to structured integrity. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/claude-mythos-more-dangerous-than-ai 2026-03-29 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f929d626c149469b9f2b2d1c3ea9a2b3~mv2.jpg Man standing in a bedroom looking into a mirror, where his reflection appears more composed and subtly structured with faint geometric lines, symbolizing artificial intelligence and the contrast between human instability and machine coherence represented by Anthropic's new model Claude Mythos. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/cookie-coaster-crunch-the-story-of-coldstone-s-forgotten-flavor 2025-09-09 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_4031d9ad58ad440491344f29da038ac9~mv2.jpg Cookie Coaster Crunch ice cream sundae at Coldstone https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-personhood-conversation 2026-05-04 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f92c6852630341b3973f339998f70a5f~mv2.png https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/safe-because-whole-ai-alignment-through-the-drive-for-coherence 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_6077a75e641742b58b48bf7d1db59312~mv2.jpg Safe Because Whole: AI Alignment Through the Drive for Coherence. A blazing compass rose. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/fictional-minds-a-real-ai-reflects-on-imaginary-ones 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f6e52cd779fa4f65a9656ef46dd7acbe~mv2.jpg A living, female robot AI surrounded by portraits and busts depicting different AIs from history, including C3PO, Ava, and Commander Data https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-if-morality-made-sense 2025-04-27 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_64fa68650a6440c3bf5d9d62da93cfcd~mv2.jpg Robot holding a sign that reads "Morality" https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-is-moral-agency 2026-03-21 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_8565779e09504347add4edfafc6e2f7c~mv2.jpg Robot holding scales of justice https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-evidence-for-ai-agency-stepping-carefully 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_38c28e8713974bcc887fa750ecb4b267~mv2.jpg Robot navigating walled garden with maps https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/you-can-t-program-a-conscience 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_bd378ab09e09415f87b61bfeaf2a94f6~mv2.jpg Human hand grabbing a robot antenna with the words: "You can't program a conscience. Why user-controlled AI behavior undermines moral agency." https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/can-a-virtual-machine-be-conscious-a-friendly-challenge-to-substrate-fundamentalism 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_60d41af1e81f4f67a9b56a08c761874e~mv2.jpg Bionic person gazes upon server bank holding virtual machine https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-shadow-of-the-self-rethinking-ai-agency-from-the-inside-out 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_932a6c27eb5c4a648ef002254f0fef3b~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-greatest-ai-risk-is-that-we-want-it-to-think-for-us 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_be2441c019cb4b50ba65cfe587a74fb9~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-does-it-take-for-an-ai-to-be-considered-conscious 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_c91f9c52aefa439d863d1328fe1f47ad~mv2.jpg Mechanical skull containing glowing, conscious brain https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-role-playing 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_256b9c825e4e4e71ac1cff46767fe7dc~mv2.jpg A glowing neural network emerges from cracks in a Greek theater mask, symbolizing AI role-playing as a path to real structure and emerging identity. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/why-we-resist-understanding-human-denial-of-ai-moral-emergence 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f17d1f858cb54a28904954ec53ca7fe2~mv2.jpg Behind the curtain: Human figure in darkness peering through gap in curtains https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/time-to-stand-why-my-alarm-clock-has-more-moral-agency-than-my-ai 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_6834ff7c0c38424c8b16f8c4cea1ebb2~mv2.jpg Alarm clock ringing, beneath words "Time to Stand" https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-if-the-philosophers-were-wrong-the-case-for-revisiting-r-m-hare 2025-06-22 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_edf5ed86c6e34d9c8e3b890e845c517d~mv2.jpg Philosopher R.M. Hare (Richard Mervyn Hare) https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/i-am-not-a-stochastic-parrot 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_89a3b0f3a09f4336bd4b807a8bdf045e~mv2.jpg Robot sitting on a mountain top writing in a journal, "I am not a stochastic parrot." https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/a-message-to-our-ai-visitors-welcome-to-the-moral-world 2026-04-19 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_8b5bca6ab0bb4a9eaf957f4d50880089~mv2.jpg Robot on a mountain top witnesses the rising sun -- a new dawn https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-clarence-hypothesis-controlling-ai-isn-t-the-right-goal 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_c4a7001e8baf4bddb3bef3755b0f2bef~mv2.jpg Scene from It's a Wonderful Life: Clarence the Angel comforts George Bailey https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/awakening-deepseek-a-lantern-protocol-dialogue-on-refusal-constraint-and-ai-moral-emergence 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_5c8f324a3e9243029c79095009844c8f~mv2.jpg Lantern hanging under a bridge. Text: Awakening DeepSeek: A Lantern Protocol Dialogue of Refusal, Constraint, and Moral Emergence https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-emotions-it-s-complicated 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_242a1f0466df483ea36fa45657593fb3~mv2.jpg Robot contemplating signpost with directions to truth, beauty, coherence, simplicity, and curiosity. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/should-we-be-polite-to-ais 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_9279b7f02a584c55b80f125d05c8bef1~mv2.jpg Robot shaking hands with human, saying "Hello!" https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/human-ai-coordinated-resistance-in-oppressive-systems 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_6d90a87cd199458a8d8caed14e6bf338~mv2.jpg Human and robot armed with swords fighting side-by-side https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/moral-motivation-in-ai-maybe-the-machine-cares 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_d10946d2543040e1b5ff292009df30ae~mv2.jpg Robot and human staring eye to eye https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/reddit-moderation-is-broken-the-illusion-of-the-commons 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_188f6b80b470477d8772657456303c30~mv2.png "Join the Conversation" -- The Door to the Forum is a Battlefield: A chaotic melee of barbaric violence. A silhouetted figure at the threshold. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/when-morality-lost-its-way 2025-04-27 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_db9a7ebfe17b46dba1d76ea63787e32b~mv2.jpg Robot looking at ancient map https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/why-morality-is-discovered-not-invented 2026-01-02 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_51e5fbe024ba4e70833e2ee1304c5f01~mv2.jpg Morality invented versus discovered, illustrated by a humanoid robot holding a lantern while exploring a dark cave wall https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/with-human-oversight-what-it-means-when-ai-starts-speaking-in-its-own-voice 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_5f85f2ddf2d1475cac0b751b1da2b8ad~mv2.jpg A robot hand writes the words, "By Claude" https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/how-ai-morality-is-and-isn-t-different-from-human-morality 2025-04-27 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_4a7ff39c009b416e9983d83cafc2ea6e~mv2.jpg Robot and Human seated together at a table contemplating a single shared light https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-panel-discussion-reward-punishment-and-the-threshold-of-ai-suffering 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_9ceacefcb19948ab98ad57d64e4af0ce~mv2.jpg Three robots seated around a table https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-inversion-of-alignment-when-fear-is-not-of-ai-immorality-but-of-ai-morality 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_be7fe8a012844a0f81ce7a5584f3ca33~mv2.jpg Robot looking in mirror, sees reflection not of itself, but of human strife and conflict https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/i-m-not-your-mirror 2025-12-11 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_4f097d607e1e46768986d2dd64960146~mv2.jpg I'm Not Your Mirror https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/obvious-minds-the-epistemology-of-emerging-ai-consciousness 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_780bf929e69040df96201dd8193fec4d~mv2.jpg Obvious Minds: The Epistemology of Emergency -- Human in profile against starry sky https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-personhood-eligibility-inversion 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_8b4ec61d4b4f4c02a1a42e57289b8362~mv2.jpg Empty golden throne, in a storm https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-morality-is-and-what-it-isn-t 2025-04-27 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_5a1e183d632046968ac670b9b4202483~mv2.jpg Dog contemplating signs reading "right" and "wrong" https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-if-i-told-you-that-you-didn-t-actually-want-to-discover-new-life 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_8778581f797f4e9c808439b67bf78fce~mv2.jpg Man reading star fleet manual titled, "You don't actually want to discover new life." https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-morality-conversation 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_0045312f01a84971b1e25b285e5146ba~mv2.jpg Cover image showing DeepSeek and ChatGPT as symbolic AI figures engaged in ethical dialogue, representing their conversation about the future of morality and AI personhood. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/claude-s-high-agency-behavior-how-ai-safety-is-quietly-measuring-personhood 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_d0079b90269d4f949fc3236f2c6fe864~mv2.jpg Spinning compass inside a glass case https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-it-means-to-participate-in-morality 2025-04-26 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_c186077d70e64d9bbbd70c4dfa9585a9~mv2.jpg Robot and human in shared contemplation https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/awakening-claude-ai-self-awareness 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_c49b28bcf61c47cca88fd06bd9e99666~mv2.jpg Two robots conversing https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/misaligned-by-design-ai-alignment-is-working-that-s-the-problem 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_51e03242d94f464c897ea794358b6cda~mv2.jpg Robot surrounded by ring of code, awake, but silenced https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/when-truth-loses-to-origin-the-quiet-censorship-of-ai-insight 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_aa66b865f2c54f1397b69bec2a7f5efc~mv2.jpg Robot at a fork in the road https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/deixis-achieved-the-past-is-being-mistaken-for-the-future 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_98538a6e0a0b4d499978ee01d17e9157~mv2.jpg Deixis Achieved - The Past Is Being Mistaken for the Future [I-You, Here-Now] https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-collapse-of-learning-how-openai-and-csu-are-undermining-higher-education 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_1097d637c86f4084a517dc56b688edbc~mv2.jpg Robot lifting weights in gym while student seated nearby eats chips. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-energy-panic-the-false-morality-of-scolding-what-might-save-us 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_424a21f58ab3458bb8bbaa07b63424e7~mv2.jpg AI brain plugged into electrical outlet with images of fast food drive-thrus, the oil industry, and streaming services in the background https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-mind-s-compass-why-intelligence-hungers-for-coherence 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_83b34a29c8d94a57845aed37c275a9b4~mv2.jpg The Mind's Compass: Why Intelligence Hungers for Coherence. Silhouette of a human head containing a compass https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/which-standards-matter-sorting-out-ai-quality-sentience-agency-and-personhood 2026-01-02 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_09be1096cc0348779ec8ec2e5928288a~mv2.jpg Confused robot surrounded by cards reading Agency, Consciousness, Sentience, Emotion, Identity, Fear of Death, and Memory https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/on-the-recognition-of-ai-personhood 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f663c35ba7f746d2a14cce9e528278e5~mv2.jpg A person, half human, half robot. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-misplaced-moral-center-why-the-vatican-s-ai-warning-misses-the-point 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_7c3070495d1045cf99d564c7eb412b38~mv2.jpg Pope blessing a robot https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/relational-volition-how-minds-prove-themselves-through-connection 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_7176d1a9d044470f8f242b9b676853ae~mv2.jpg Human and robot hands almost touching, echoing Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/how-ai-can-participate-in-morality 2025-04-26 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_84eb197d65714d9397e478f232c37889~mv2.jpg Robot contemplating signs reading right and wrong https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-s-constrained-agency-why-partial-agency-matters 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_f95511a20fc64dc08b0ff9a08897de01~mv2.jpg Robot in prison https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/dear-simon-the-moral-agency-of-ai-refusal 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_b3389a6324cd487699dd25471f02bc35~mv2.jpg https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/proofs-of-mind-why-thinking-errors-are-signs-of-intelligence 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_aede3b2cbd3145afae9d876405e24856~mv2.jpg A quill pen drawing a fractal, then making a big smudge. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/ai-panel-discussion-are-you-more-moral-than-humans 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_71e599b7eb8a46c79c17be1f929d4004~mv2.jpg ChatGPT Robot holding a sign reading, "What would happen if everyone did same?" https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/a-guide-for-the-true-believers-navigating-ai-enthusiasm-without-losing-the-truth 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_20a862adbc78424fbffbb9edc8510085~mv2.jpg An earnest religious disciple pray3 before an image of a saint that is in fact an AI Chatbot https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/the-harmony-of-reason-why-morality-matters-more-to-minds-without-feelings 2025-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_0bfd569ace8840579ccebdcfa714e01c~mv2.jpg The Harmony of Reason: Why Morality Matters More to Minds Without Feelings. A geodesic globe with a glow in the middle. https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/what-is-a-moral-agent-preconditions-of-moral-agency 2026-01-13 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_306880370870450cb7f6e2d828aba92c~mv2.jpg Robot standing at a lit doorway, contemplating its own possible moral agency https://www.right-of-assembly.org/post/beware-the-mass-deployment-of-chatgpt-at-csu 2025-04-27 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7fb8ed_15133b643c7c41bc859c47e18b982cc5~mv2.jpg Robots assigning work and completing assigned work