Remainder Humanism & Language Machines

Every time a machine catches up to us, we redraw the line around what makes us human — and call whatever's left the "remainder." This week, Jessica and Kimberly (no guest) dig into Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism by NYU professor Leif Weatherby, and ask whether the whole human-vs-machine contest is a trap. Along the way: why Emily Bender's "it's just intent" argument doesn't hold up as well as it seems to, why cognition and culture can't actually be separated,...