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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
September 26, 2018

Categorized
Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
brain, Jeffrey Shallit}

Do either machines—or brains—really learn?

_{A further response to Jeffrey Shallit: Actually, brains don’t learn either. Only minds learn.} _{Michael Egnor

September 26, 2018

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Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

Learning is an ability of human beings, considered as a whole, to acquire new knowledge, not an ability of human organs considered individually. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 24, 2018

Categorized
Natural Intelligence, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
brain, brain size}

Do Big Brains Matter to Human Intelligence?

_{We don’t know. Brain research readily dissolves into confusion at that point} _{Denyse O'Leary

August 24, 2018

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Natural Intelligence, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

We also know very little about the human brain. Take this controversy about why the large human brain evolved...

No Thanks, Google, I’ve Got This!

_{Andrew McDiarmid

July 18, 2018

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Applied Intelligence}

Hey Google, can you say a prayer for me? Hey Google, can you go to work for me today? I’m not in the mood. Hey Google, tuck my kids into bed. What if in the near future we are encouraged to leave these sorts of tasks to a Big Tech company? Far-fetched? Maybe right now. But what about ten years from now? Read More ›