Archive - Ars Corvi

Guns do work in Fantasy… but they make it Modern

An explanation on why guns will always be second-class citizens in most works of the genre.

Apr 22, 2025 • Connor McGwire

METANOIA [1] is Now Available!

I love technology

Mar 10, 2025 • Connor McGwire

Why JRPGs End with Deicide

Where the abstractions get their meaning

Nov 20, 2024 • Connor McGwire

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Console Releases Aren’t Exciting Anymore

… But they could be

Nov 6, 2024 • Connor McGwire

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Flash Fiction: For this Lost Planet, A King

Is this how this works?

Feb 4, 2025 • Connor McGwire

Ostensibly a Valentine’s Day poem

Feb 15, 2025 • Connor McGwire

On AI [3]: Why Approximating Probably Won’t be Enough...

Explaining at least two of the major barriers

Apr 7, 2025

On AI [2]: Approximating Intelligence

If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck... isn't that close enough?

Apr 6, 2025 • Connor McGwire

On AI [1]: Computers are unsuitable for the task

If Artificial General Intelligence is the goal, computers won’t get us there.

Mar 13, 2025 • Connor McGwire

On AI: The Toaster Will Never Have a Soul

Getting to the heart of the matter

Feb 2 • Connor McGwire

Truth is a Narrow Road Among Brambles

Being “right” isn’t as simple as choosing a side

Jan 20, 2025 • Connor McGwire

The Mecha Dream Burns Bright

How the metal shell saves us from the democratization of war

Dec 5, 2024 • Connor McGwire

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