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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
If AI systems such as ChatGPT cannot engage in conceptual thought, then they can only promote consensus, which is what we see. Read More ›
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Can People in Comas Have Abstract Thoughts?

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor discusses how we might test for that ability

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.

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