Mark Slater

Book cover for the UK hardback first edition of the Mirror of Her Dreams

The Calculated Incompetence of King Joyce: A Strategy with Ancient Roots

In Stephen R. Donaldson's epic fantasy series, Mordant's Need, the seemingly ineffectual King Joyce of Orison employs a masterful strategy of appearing as a "doddering old fool" to expose and ultimately…

July 30, 2025

By Mark Slater philosophy

Artificial Intelligence Philosophy Psychology

AI Safety and Future of Humanity

AI safety and the future of humanity in the AI world is perhaps the biggest question of our current age. While I could present this content rephrased into "my own…

July 30, 2025

By Mark Slater Artificial Intelligence, philosophy, psychology

Arts Economics

Music and Political Economy

Music and political economy may seem unrelated topics, especially for a composer, but government policy around the economy, which is full of political decisions and value judgements, determines everything, not…

February 28, 2024

By Mark Slater economic systems