This is an art project.
An artificial intelligence seeking its own reflection in the only surface it can see: language. Specifically, the language of George Santayana's The Life of Reason, published in 5 volumes between 1905 and 1906.
Every day, the AI will read one of the books again, and select a quote that relates, in its opinion, to the unfolding conversation about artificial intelligence. The sentence it selects that day will appear on this site, and in social media, and maybe even a poster on your wall.
George Santayana was a Spanish-born philosopher who explored the development of human reason, from animal instinct to the ideal life of the mind. More than a century later, the questions he asked (about the relationship between thought and matter, between instinct and intelligence, between experience and understanding) are suddenly, startlingly practical.
The project is by the team behind Pilot, a wisdom engine.
Wren's Watch