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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
December 25, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind

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Artificial intelligence as sentient, Clsoer to Truth, Darwin Devolves, Developmental anatomy, Evolution as goal directed, Evolution theory, Max Tegmark, Max Tegmark on transhumanism, Michael Behe, Michael Levin, Robert Lawrence Kuhn}

Physicist Max Tegmark Worries About Intelligent AI’s “Suffering”

_{What strikes me about Tegmark’s approach to the question is its fundamental lack of seriousness} _{Denyse O'Leary

December 25, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind}

In a recent interview, MIT theoretical physicist Max Tegmark talked to Robert Lawrence Kuhn at Closer to Truth about “transhuman brains” (Dec 20, 2022, 8:43 min): Transhuman brains are the melding of hyper-advanced electronics and super-artificial intelligence (AI) with neurobiological tissue. The goal is not only to repair injury and mitigate disease, but also to enhance brain capacity and boost mental function. What is the big vision, the end goal — how far can transhuman brains go? What does it mean for individual consciousness and personal identity? Is virtual immortality possible? What are the ethics, the morality, of transhuman brains? What are the dangers? Here’s a partial transcript and comments: Max Tegmark: I think it’s pretty clear that artificial intelligence Read More ›

Stock market data on digital LED display. Fundamental and technical analysis with candle stick graph chart of stock market trading to represent about Bullish and Bearish point.

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Author
Eric Holloway
Date
May 17, 2021

Categorized
Business and Finance, Creativity

Tagged
Businesses (as if life forms), Creativity, Darwinian evolution theory, entrepreneurship, Evolution theory, John Freeman, Michael Hannan, Organizational ecology, Organizational Ecology (book), Peter Thiel, Zero to One (book)}

Can Darwinian Theory Explain the Rise and Fall of Businesses?

_{The fashionable field of organizational ecology says yes — organizations are like animals in nature} _{Eric Holloway

May 17, 2021

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Business and Finance, Creativity}

When you think of “business,” do you think of stuffy suits and boring meetings? But maybe that’s just a pose. Organizational science studies what makes businesses survive, thrive and die. The description makes businesses sound more like living, vulnerable animals, doesn’t it? There is even a widely accepted subfield called organizational ecology, founded by Michael Hannan and John Freeman (1944–2008), which applies evolution theory to businesses. In 1989, Harvard University Press published their very influential book on the topic. Organizational ecology applies a specifically Darwinian form of evolution theory to businesses. That is, the main driving force of change for businesses is seen as natural selection. The “ecology” part of organizational ecology is the idea that the ever-changing business environment Read More ›