Lexicon · term
Vaucansonian trap
Defining ‘artificial’ by capacity to deceive, which makes ‘is it faking?’ the only question and paralyzes practical judgment.
Used in
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Artifacts all the way down
Human judgment enters at the beginning, travels through the chain, and returns at acceptance
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The making must stay visible
A machine-made result has to hold, and its origin has to travel with it
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The Vaucansonian trap
Ask whether the output holds, not whether the machine is faking