Megan Fritts
@freganmitts
Asst Prof of Philosophy @UALR. Action Theory, Tech Ethics, 19th/20th C. Phil. Married up; parent-pilled. Co-host of @philofringes podcast.
Received word today that a new paper of mine, which constructs a Weil-inspired metaphysical reframing of the problem of evil (and corresponding theodicies), is officially forthcoming at Religious Studies! Link here to a draft version of the paper: philpapers.org/rec/FRICAD-5
Documents and directories like these are going to be critical for creating the kinds of reputation-based norms that are probably the best shot we have of keeping AI slop at bay. Please consider.
I’m also going to put together a directory of artists who commit to not using AI in their work, so audience members who appreciate that can find artists to support. If you’d like to read and possibly sign the manifesto or be included in the directory, please let me know.
Dostoevsky always hits hard
I have literally never been so triggered by a tweet in my life.
best books so far this year
Imagine if these guys had been around to read Les Miserables. They probably would have just instantly died.
I will never tire of reading about the insane reactions of eighteenth century French people reading Rousseau for the first time
Nobody involved here expects to ever face accountability for their actions, and the US will not be a functional democracy if they are right. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…
Okay, this is really taking off! To keep track of who's interested, I created an email address--please shoot me an email at [email protected]. The first thing I'm doing is creating a manifesto with principles for writers. From there, we'll expand to other media.
I’m working on a little manifesto about why I will not use AI in any stage of my art. One main reason is that I think my audience deserves to know when art is 100% human-made, and when it’s not.
Nobody is so attracted to somebody else that they literally cannot help making/accepting a move. It doesn’t happen. The mindset of erotic attraction as an irresistible force is the threat to the marriage.
>by identifying a threat to your marriage and cutting it off early Not if you're trapped in an office with them and it's the best opportunity for your career/you need the money. That's kind of an archetypal case for how these things develop. I mean look at this CEO. You can't…
I’m also going to put together a directory of artists who commit to not using AI in their work, so audience members who appreciate that can find artists to support. If you’d like to read and possibly sign the manifesto or be included in the directory, please let me know.
all you people have is constant threats. if you have to browbeat people into abandoning their passions and interests, are you really offering a useful "tool"?
AI writing and art is the future. Embrace the tool or be left behind.