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October 23, 2026
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COSM 2026: Neuroscientist Argues That the Mind Is a Machine

Philosopher Jay Richards, author of The Human Advantage, will have some questions for computational neuroscientist Gaurav Suri
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October 23, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind

Scientific American notes that the human mind is the hardest problem in science, with no theory emerging as persuasive. COSM will offer a reality check.

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Denyse O'Leary
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October 21, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Creativity
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Author Bites Bullet: What If AI Does Write Good Novels?

Without getting hung up on definitions, we need to start by establishing what we mean by a good novel. What are we trying to do?
Denyse O'Leary
October 21, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Creativity
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Intelligent robot authoring a book in a library setting, concept of futuristic AI with literary creation, AI and education.
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William A. Dembski
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October 21, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Technology
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Technology Won’t and Can’t Save Us — Not Even Close

Philosopher Douglas Groothuis reflects on what it can really do and what we should not ask it to do
William A. Dembski
October 21, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Technology
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A cityscape at night, with cell tower with red lights glowing in the night sky. The tower is located in the foreground, and it is surrounded by a dense urban area.
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 21, 2026
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Publishers Are Fighting Hard Against AI Slop — or Are They?

Recent news stories suggest that some are trying to sneak it in, hoping to cut staff and reduce dependence on writers
Denyse O'Leary
October 21, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Business and Finance
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Photo editors discussing about photos
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Richard W. Stevens
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October 19, 2026
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Arts & Culture, Philosophy of Mind
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Magicians Do the Tricks. Minds Create the Magic

A Las Vegas close-up magician digs into creativity, human perception, and why no two people experience the same wonder
Richard W. Stevens
October 19, 2026
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Arts & Culture, Philosophy of Mind
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Consummate mastery of magician
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October 17, 2026
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If You Had To Pick a Doomsday, Which One Would It Be?

So many on offer now. Could the worst one be this: discovering that our entire universe is just a giant computer sim?
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October 17, 2026
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Philosophy, Science Fiction
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A meteorite is about to hit Earth at the end of the world. Space Impact , Illustration from Ai
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 16, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Work
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At COSM: AI Developer Predicts Jobs Boom — for Humans

Elon Musk thinks AI will produce mass unemployment. Chatbot developer Andrew Mayne predicts a jobs boom instead. Who's right?
Denyse O'Leary
October 16, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Work
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robotics engineer in an R&D lab performs diagnostics on an AI-driven collaborative robot (cobot). She is inspecting the hardware and system sensors.
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 14, 2026
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Panpsychism, Philosophy, Religion, Science
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A Philosopher Looks At the Roots of Modern Panpsychism

I’ve argued for years that panpsychism — the belief that everything is conscious — is slowly replacing materialism in science. There’s a logical reason for that
Denyse O'Leary
October 14, 2026
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Panpsychism, Philosophy, Religion, Science
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Exploring Cosmic Consciousness: A Visual Journey into Panpsychism and Transcendence Through the Rule of Thirds Composition in Generative AI Imagery
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October 13, 2026
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AI Futurist — Who Abruptly Quit OpenAI — Will Speak at COSM

For most of his career there, Josh Achiam had been a safety officer. He is one of a number of personnel involved in sensitive issues who have left
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October 13, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Computer Security
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Evil Robot Concept with Rogue AI and Malicious Code Depicting Machine Learning Risk

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