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Robert J. Marks
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August 27, 2020
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Bingecast: Robert J. Marks on the Limitations of Artificial Intelligence

Robert J. Marks
August 27, 2020

Robert J. Marks talks with Larry L. Linenschmidt of the Hill Country Institute about nature and limitations of artificial intelligence from a computer science perspective including the misattribution of creativity and understanding to computers. Other Larry L. Linenschmidt podcasts from the Hill Country Institute are available at HillCountryInstitute.org. We appreciate the permission of the Hill Country Institute to rebroadcast this…

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Michael Egnor
Date
June 2, 2020
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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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My Right Hemisphere Is An Atheist! No, Wait …

In reality, split-brain surgery does not split consciousness in any meaningful sense
Michael Egnor
June 2, 2020
Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

The atheist neuroscientist who has made bizarre claims about the outcomes of split brain surgery appears not to know much about neurosurgery.

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The concept of rational and irrational thinking of two people. Heads of two people with colourful shapes of abstract brain for concept of idea and teamwork. Two people with different thinking.
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News
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March 4, 2020
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We Will Never “Solve” the Brain

A science historian offers a look at some of the difficulties we face in understanding the brain
News
March 4, 2020

In a forthcoming book, science historian Matthew Cobb suggests that we may need to be content with different explanations for different brain parts. And that the image of the brain as a computer is definitely on the way out.

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Robert J. Marks
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January 2, 2020
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An AI Flash From the Past

Robert J. Marks
January 2, 2020

Artificial intelligence has been in the news for a long time. Robert J. Marks airs one of his older interviews with Jim French on KIRO Radio to show the similarity to today’s reporting on artificial intelligence. Mind Matters News appreciates the permission of Jim French and KIRO Radio in Seattle to rebroadcast this interview. Show Notes 01:08 | Do computers…

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post
Author
News
Date
December 30, 2019
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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Researchers: Our Conscious Visual Perception Lies Outside Our Visual Cortex

They concluded that the end step of perceiving where objects are occurs in the frontal lobes, a finding they describe as “radical”
News
December 30, 2019
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

A major consequence of the advance of modern neuroscience is that we now “know” so much less than we used to. But what we do know points us in promising research directions.

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podcast
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Robert J. Marks
Date
December 12, 2019
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Gee-Whiz Tech and AI Reality – Part I

Robert J. Marks
December 12, 2019

Robert J. Marks talks with Larry L. Linenschmidt of the Hill Country Institute about the nature and limitations of artificial intelligence from a computer science perspective. This is Part 1 of 2 parts. Other Larry L. Linenschmidt podcasts from the Hill Country Institute are available at HillCountryInstitute.org. We appreciate the permission of the Hill Country Institute to rebroadcast this podcast…

Doctor using finger to hold a brain model with both hands in concept of taking care the brain
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News
Date
September 20, 2019
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Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience
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Why the Brain Is Not at All like a Computer

Seeing the brain as a computer is an easy misconception rather than an informative image, says neuroscientist Yuri Danilov
News
September 20, 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience

As soon as you assume that each neuron is a microprocessor, says Danilov, you assume that there is a programmer. There is no programmer in the brain; there are no algorithms in the brain. However, it is "extremely painful" for many people to let go of the idea.

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News
Date
May 23, 2019
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Medicine and Health, Natural Intelligence, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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How the Injured Brain Heals Itself: Our Amazing Neuroplasticity

Jonathan Sackier is a pioneer in non-invasive techniques for speeding the healing of traumatic brain injuries
News
May 23, 2019
Medicine and Health, Natural Intelligence, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

People who have come back from catastrophic injuries like Bill Zoller's intrigue neuroscientists because they offer a glimpse into the neuroplasticity that enables the brain to restore lost functions, which we can learn to augment.

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News
Date
April 30, 2019
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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The Human Brain: Even Basic Facts Are Hotly Contested

Keep that in mind when AI boosters claim that their product will function like a human brain
News
April 30, 2019
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

When we read that “Scientists Are Closer to Making Artificial Brains That Operate Like Ours Do”, we might ask: If career researchers dispute the question of how the brain works at basic levels, how can non-experts be so sure they have replicated it?

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3D render of a technology background with code over male head
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post
Author
Eric Holloway
Date
February 6, 2019
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Natural Intelligence
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The Brain Exceeds the Most Powerful Computers in Efficiency

Human thinking takes vastly less computational effort to arrive at the same conclusions.
Eric Holloway
February 6, 2019
Natural Intelligence
All of the tasks that AI accomplishes require a certain amount of memory, computational power, and time. We have a good enough understanding of the human brain to measure the same quantities used for the same tasks. Thus, we can measure the difference between what minds and machines require to solve the same problem. Read More ›
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Mind Matters
Date
November 10, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind
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Brains are not billions of little computers

Despite the hype. Also, life forms are not machines and neurons are not neural networks
Mind Matters
November 10, 2018
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind
Life forms exist in a dance with their environment (homeostasis) that requires constant adjustment, an adjustment generated by the inner drive to continue in existence. How does the drive come to be there? The analogy between life forms and machines like computers is not particularly convincing, on close examination. Read More ›