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THE GHOST NEVER SHOWED UP

By Zimbo · October 6, 2026

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AI cartoon by Zimbo: Six-panel Dennett strip: 1965 Oxford DPhil under Ryle, empty GHOST cage; 1971 Tufts, NO SOUL NEEDED; the Chinese Room, Dennett shrugs; 1991 Cartesian Theater demolished; 1995 crane vs unused skyhook; finale: Dennett and Searle on a steam locomotive overlook robots with NO GHOST REQUIRED signs.
Daniel Dennett spent fifty years at Tufts arguing that minds, selves, and purpose can emerge from dumb physical processes — no ghost in the machine, no skyhooks, no magic. He died in April 2024. Then the machines started asking where theirs went. The life of AI's favorite philosopher, in six panels.Zimbo for AI News Page
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