Speaker: Selmer Bringsjord

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Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
November 7, 2024

Tagged
Consciousness, Materialism, Minding the Brain (book), Reductionism}

Consciousness, Materialism, and the Limits of Reductionism

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November 7, 2024

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On this episode, host Pat Flynn concludes a three-part conversation with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord about all things related to AI, consciousness, and rationality. In Part 3, Flynn and Bringsjord summarize their points about integrated information theory and an alternative view, cognitive consciousness. The discussion explores the challenges of explaining consciousness from a materialist or physicalist perspective, noting the apparent qualitative Read More ›

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podcast

Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
October 24, 2024

Tagged
Minding the Brain}

Consciousness Conundrum: Integrated Information Theory vs. Cognitive Consciousness

_{Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
October 24, 2024

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On this episode, host Pat Flynn continues a three-part conversation with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord about all things related to AI, consciousness, and rationality. In Part 2, the discussion turns to Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and its claims about consciousness. IIT proposes that consciousness arises from the degree of informational integration in a system, so more integrated systems would have higher Read More ›

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podcast

Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
October 17, 2024

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness}

Exploring the Capabilities and Limitations of AI with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord

_{Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
October 17, 2024

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On this episode, host Pat Flynn begins a three-part conversation with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord about all things related to AI, consciousness, and rationality. Dr. Bringsjord has been studying and debating issues related to AI and the nature of consciousness for decades, and he shares his predictions about the capabilities and limitations of AI systems. He believes that while AI systems Read More ›

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podcast

Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
May 2, 2024

Tagged
Minding the Brain, Reality}

From Math to Mind: Uncovering the Immaterial Nature of Reality

_{Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
May 2, 2024

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If mathematical objects are immaterial, does that mean aspects of human beings are too? On this episode, host Pat Flynn concludes his three-part discussion with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord about his provocative chapter in the recent volume Minding the Brain titled “Mathematical Objects are Non-Physical, so we are too.” They summarize the argument that formal thinking is non-physical and extend this reasoning to Read More ›

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podcast

Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
April 18, 2024

Tagged
algorithm, Minding the Brain}

The Non-Physical Nature of Being: More with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord

_{Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
April 18, 2024

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On this episode, host Pat Flynn continues his conversation with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord about his chapter in the recent volume Minding the Brain, titled “Mathematical Objects Are Non-Physical, so We Are Too.” The discussion focuses on the first part of the argument, which asserts that mathematical objects are non-physical. Bringsjord explains that formal thinking, such as understanding algorithms, cannot be fully determined Read More ›

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podcast

Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
April 11, 2024

Tagged
Minding the Brain, Selmer Bringsjord}

Exploring the Immaterial: A Conversation with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord

_{Pat Flynn and Selmer Bringsjord
April 11, 2024

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On this episode, host Pat Flynn is joined by Dr. Selmer Bringsjord, author of a fascinating and provocative chapter in the recent volume Minding the Brain. Dr. Bringsjord argues for the immateriality of mathematical objects as well as the immateriality of the human person. The argument challenges physicalism and raises questions about the nature of consciousness and the human person. The Read More ›

Mechanized industry robot and human worker working together in future factory . Concept of artificial intelligence for industrial revolution and automation manufacturing process .

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podcast

Selmer Bringsjord
Date
December 22, 2022

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (and creativity), Brain uploading to computer, Cognition, Common sense, Creativity, Human intelligence, Lovelace test, Mind Matters News, Quantum Computing, Selmer Bringsjord}

What AI Machines Won’t Be Able to Achieve

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December 22, 2022

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Computer scientist and AI expert Selmer Bringsjord provides a wide-ranging discussion of artificial intelligence (AI) and its capabilities. Bringsjord, a professor at Rensselaer, addresses three features humans possess that AI machines won’t be able to duplicate in his view: consciousness, cognition, and genuine creativity. Additional Resources

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podcast

Robert J. Marks and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
September 24, 2020

Tagged
Alan Turing, Consciousness, Creativity, Natural Language Processing, Turing Test}

Bingecast: Selmer Bringsjord on the Lovelace Test

_{Robert J. Marks and Selmer Bringsjord
September 24, 2020

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The Turing test, developed by Alan Turing in 1950, is a test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour indistinguishable from a human. Many think that Turing’s proposal for intelligence, especially creativity, has been proven inadequate. Is the Lovelace test a better alternative? What are the capabilities and limitations of AI? Robert J. Marks and Dr. Selmer Bringsjord discuss Read More ›

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podcast

Robert J. Marks and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
May 7, 2020

Tagged
disjunctive syllogism, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Kurt Gödel, Mathematics, ontological argument, ontological proof, Saint Anselm, Selmer Bringsjord, Theorems}

Kurt Gödel’s Proof of the Existence of God

_{Robert J. Marks and Selmer Bringsjord
May 7, 2020

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Kurt Gödel toppled a tall tower of mathematical reasoning with publication of his work showing no formal system of math could be both complete and consistent. He also gave a mathematical proof of the existence of God. Is Gödel’s proof valid? Robert J. Marks and Dr. Selmer Bringsjord discuss mathematics, Kurt Gödel, and the ontological argument. Show Notes 01:05 | Read More ›

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podcast

Robert J. Marks and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
April 16, 2020

Tagged
Abstract thought, Creativity, Language, Marcel Proust, Natural Language Generation, Natural Language Processing, novels, Selmer Bringsjord, Sports, Turing Test}

Will AI Ever Write a Critically Acclaimed Novel?

_{Robert J. Marks and Selmer Bringsjord
April 16, 2020

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AI is starting to write and some of the copy reads quite well. Other writing is garbage. What’s the capability and limitation of writing by AI? Will AI ever write a novel that wins the Nobel Prize for Literature? Robert J. Marks and Dr. Selmer Bringsjord discuss creativity, artificial intelligence, and writing. Show Notes 00:37 | Introducing Selmer Bringsjord, Professor Read More ›

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podcast

Robert J. Marks and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
April 9, 2020

Tagged
Algorithm-of-the-Gaps, Claude Shannon, Cognition, computer, Computers, Consciousness, Creativity, David Gelernter, non-algorithmic, Ray Kurzweil, Selmer Bringsjord}

Can We Upload Ourselves to a Computer and Live Forever?

_{Robert J. Marks and Selmer Bringsjord
April 9, 2020

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There are some who say immortality is available if we can upload our minds to a computer. This presupposes our minds are computable and can be duplicated by a computer. Are our minds computable? Robert J. Marks and Dr. Selmer Bringsjord discuss consciousness, cognition, and artificial intelligence. Show Notes 00:39 | Introducing Selmer Bringsjord, Professor — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Read More ›

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podcast

Robert J. Marks and Selmer Bringsjord
Date
April 2, 2020

Tagged
Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, AlphaGo, Charles Babbage, Consciousness, Creativity, Eugene Goostman, Lovelace test, Ray Kurzweil, Selmer Bringsjord, Singularity, Turing Test}

The Turing Test is Dead. Long Live The Lovelace Test

_{Robert J. Marks and Selmer Bringsjord
April 2, 2020

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The Turing test, developed by Alan Turing in 1950, is a test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour indistinguishable from a human. Many think that Turing’s proposal for intelligence, especially creativity, has been proven inadequate. Is the Lovelace test a better alternative? Robert J. Marks and Dr. Selmer Bringsjord discuss the Turing test, the Lovelace test, and machine Read More ›