Justin Khoo

There's been a LOT of hand-wringing about AI art recently. Focusing on fiction, I argue that, no matter how good algorithmically-generated works get, they will invariably be of less value than the best human-authored works. ⬇️ mit-genai.pubpub.org/pub/3iego45r/r…

I looked at his "truth" social account for the first time. Even knowing his proclivity for bullying and lying, the amount of naked taunting, mockery, and obvious propaganda is quite astonishing...

WARFARE (2025) w/ @jimpenola! Garland, heroic sacrifice, music(!), decontextualizing violence, the film's commitment to realism, and much more! pocketcasts.com/podcasts/c9f31…

Second year in a row proving that taxing millionaires works bostonglobe.com/2025/08/08/met…

a gallery of reflections photos.justinkhoo.com/street/reflect…

Today’s reminder

Which LOTR character do you most identify with?

academics opposed to fascism (I signed, despite my lack of a nobel prize) theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Jim's show on Kusama's "The Invitation" provides excellent analysis of an incredible film. Highly recommended!!

New COWS designs! Buy now at cowspod.threadless.com

TALK TO HER (2002) w/ James Miller (The New School) We consider the juxtaposition of beauty and horror, the duality of subjects and objects, the blurry lines around the moral, ballet, and friendship. Listen here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/140…

Four of the top eight NBA players are not American

You love sports (basketball, etc). You want easy access to the best in the world (drive to arena to see NBA games). To get this, we need to allow and encourage people from all over the world to play here. It's the same for scientific research (cure for cancer etc).

We are joined by @bradford_skow (Philosophy, MIT) to discuss Damien Chazelle’s WHIPLASH! Abuse, striving, greatness, parenting, color, the ending(!), and, of course, jazz. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/139…

20th CENTURY WOMEN! We sit down with Chad Perman (@BWDR) to discuss Mike Mills' ode to his mom, and parents in general. Listen below! open.spotify.com/episode/09gz7o…

We are BACK with a new episode on DEMOLITION MAN with returning guest @LiamGBillingham (@diehardoab). We talk future politics, satire, Stallone... you know, the essentials! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/137…

I had a great time talking about philosophy of language with Talia Sherman for her very cool podcast about linguistics, Tomayto Tomahto! Check it out below! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phi…

Philosophy demands that we ask important questions even at the expense of existing conceptual frameworks according to @MITphilosophy professor @juskhoo. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phi…

It's THE BLOBSCARS! We are joined by @Gabrus to award the best movies of 2024. Listen below! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/134…

Happy Thanksgiving! My article on the nature of judgment is now published online at PPR: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ph…