Tag: perceptual thought

a group of sheep on a pasture stand next to each other and look into the camera

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News
Date
September 13, 2024

Categorized
Large Language Models (LLMs), Philosophy, Politics, Science

Tagged
Gyula Klima, Karl D. Stephan, Michael Crichton (1942–2008), perceptual thought}

Engineer Explains Why AI Bots Always Lean Left

_{ChatGPT kept insisting on scientific consensus as the most important factor in what to believe regarding global warming and similar issues} _{News
September 13, 2024

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Large Language Models (LLMs), Philosophy, Politics, Science}

If AI systems such as ChatGPT cannot engage in conceptual thought, then they can only promote consensus, which is what we see. Read More ›

Sick girl lying on the hospital bed and her mom kiss to support.

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News
Date
April 20, 2020

Categorized
Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Abstract thought, Coma, concrete thought, Featured, Michael Egnor, perceptual thought, Robert J. Marks, Terri Schiavo}

Can People in Comas Have Abstract Thoughts?

_{Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor discusses how we might test for that ability} _{News
April 20, 2020

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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

In the recent podcast, “Michael Egnor on Whether People in Comas Can Think,” Robert J. Marks raised an interesting point with Egnor: Can people in comas think abstractly or do they form thoughts only at a much more basic level, given how physically distressed they are? The answer might surprise you.