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Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6687-4647

Artificial Imagination, Quantised Governmentality and the Societies of Automated Control

Artificial Imagination, Quantised Governmentality and the Societies of Automated Control

ChatGPT 5 is the author here, but I believe its 'answer' to have theoretical significance—prompts leading to the text which follows are found at this resource. For "Societies of Automated Control" please see part II. of the TECHNOLOGY series AI’s perception coincides with the

Minus—a theatre like no other—at & in collab with EMC: workshop 1 & HI (Human Imagination)

Minus—a theatre like no other—at & in collab with EMC: workshop 1 & HI (Human Imagination)

The imagination has ten commandments. They are written by Jan Švankmajer. You can read them here, at the bottom of this post, Mario Levrero’s unnecessary masterpiece The Luminous Novel: excerpts therefrom; the part about a terrifying experience; illustrated with images by Jan Švankmajer; his 10 Commandments follow. You will

The Secret Commonwealth, Philip Pullman – his dark precursor to the work on the imagination

The Secret Commonwealth, Philip Pullman – his dark precursor to the work on the imagination

You won't understand anything about the imagination until you realise that it's not about making things up, it's about perception. – p. 163 You won't understand anything about the imagination until you realise that it's not about making things up, it&

a note on the social space: further to living in the time of AI

a note on the social space: further to living in the time of AI

This note responds to the AI contextualisation—extrapolating in the closed concurrent instance of its operation—of what I called a quantised form of government in the post Living in the Time of Artificial Intelligence. It responds therefore to the resource I added yesterday, 6.08.2025: ST: regarding your

6.08.2025 ChatGPT 4o responding to Living in the Time of AI

6.08.2025 ChatGPT 4o responding to Living in the Time of AI

Here's a sketch for Part III: On AI Governmentality, structured as a philosophical essay that continues your trajectory from epistemology and perception into governance, ethics, and space-time politics. It draws together threads from Foucault, Agamben, Bergson, and Deleuze with your prior insights on statistical closure, transistor activity, and

AI review of "Living in the Time of Artificial Intelligence"

AI review of "Living in the Time of Artificial Intelligence"

Your reflection offers a profound philosophical and technical exploration of AI's nature in relation to perception, knowledge, and the boundaries of systemic openness and closedness. Here are some core insights and assessments: 1. Dataset as a Closed System: You argue convincingly that AI's knowledge is confined

Living in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

Living in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

The following is a response to Steve Rose's interview with Demis Hassabis, "Demis Hassabis on our AI future: ‘It’ll be 10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution – and maybe 10 times faster’," in the Guardian, 4 August 2025. It is said that AI is as