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Create yourself concept. Good looking young man drawing a picture, sketch of himself

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 10, 2023

Categorized
Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Anterior precuneus, Brain and sense of self, Christina Starmans, David Rudrauf, Diana Kwon, John Riehl, Patient R, Robert Martone, Self as concept, Self as evolved illusion, Self-awareness, Sofia Deleniv, ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)}

Our Essential “I”ness … the Search for Its Address in the Brain

_{Does “I” — the first person singular — have or need a fixed address in the brain?} _{Denyse O'Leary

August 10, 2023

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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

Neuroscience seems caught between a quest for the exact spot where self-awareness is generated and theorizing that self-awareness is really an illusion. A search for the spot in the brain that corresponds to “I” — as in Descartes’ famous formulation, “I think, therefore I am” begins with an assumption: That there is any such address in the brain. How is the search coming? Historically, we have located our sense of self in our hearts or heads. Both locations make sense, in different ways. Our hearts pound when we have strong feelings. As for our heads, it’s more complicated… When, in as-yet unpublished work, Christina Starmans and her colleagues showed people from the US and India pictures of flies circling around Read More ›

Futuristic and sci-fi human android portrait with pcb metallic skin and binary code green background. AI, IT, technology, robotics, science, transhumanism 3D rendering illustration concepts.

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Author
News
Date
May 1, 2021

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind

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Androids (science fiction), Azhur Saleem, Mirror test, Muse (short film), Paul Ready, Science fiction, Self-awareness, Self-recognition, Taj Atwal}

Sci-fi Saturday: The Artist’s Android Has a Surprise for Him…

_{He makes the fateful decision to allow her to depart from her programming during a crisis} _{News

May 1, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind}

“Muse” (2020) by Azhur Saleem and (April 13, 2021 at DUST, 12:33 min) “An artist turns to his android muse for help when trying to sell his newest paintings, but events take a dark and disturbing turn when the android learns what has inspired the work.” An artist welcomes in an art gallery owner to view his latest offerings, his in-house android at his beck and call. When the meeting turns sour and the guest tries to leave, Alderman calls on Kay and… So begins the next day. When police officers come knocking regarding an altercation outside, it transpires that Alderman has amended Kay’s CPU to respond to un-programmed demands – including murder to which she complies and the police Read More ›

Dog playing the shell game with her human. Concept of training pets, domestic dogs being smart and educated

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 5, 2020

Categorized
Natural Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind

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___longform, Dog breeds, Dog intelligence, Dogs, Genetics, George Dvorsky, Gestures, intelligence, Language, Magnetic field sensing, Numeracy, Problem-solving, Self-awareness, Sense of smell, Wolves}

In What Ways Are Dogs Intelligent?

_{There is no human counterpart to some types of dog intelligence} _{Denyse O'Leary

August 5, 2020

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Natural Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind}

At Gizmodo recently, George Dvorsky adopted the useful, though somewhat unusual, strategy of determining dog intelligence by focusing on what dogs can’t do. He starts with the premise, as put by University of Exeter psychology professor (and dog expert) Stephen Lea, who says that domestication “has radically altered the intelligence of dogs.” Not so much raised or lowered it as changed its nature from the type of intelligence we would expect from a wolf: “Dogs are very good at what they’re bred to do — they’re excellent at doing those things, and in some cases even better than other species we think are intelligent, such as chimps and bonobos,” Zachary Silver, a PhD student from the Comparative Cognitive Lab at Read More ›

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Author
Jay Richards
Date
February 5, 2019

Categorized
Machine Learning, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Featured, Henry Bodkin, hype, media, robotics, Self-awareness}

That Robot Is Not Self-Aware

_{The way the media cover AI, you'd almost think they had invented being hopelessly naïve} _{Jay Richards

February 5, 2019

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Machine Learning, Philosophy of Mind}

If this is how The Telegraph reports on a robotic arm, can you imagine what it will sound like when we get humanoid robots who seem to carry on conversations? We had best inoculate ourselves now against AI hype from science reporters while most of us still have enough self-awareness to realize what’s going on. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
December 21, 2018

Categorized
Machine Learning, Social Factors

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2018 AI Hype, Machine Learning, Robots, Self-awareness, Social Factors, Squid}

9: Will That Army Robot Squid Ever Be “Self-Aware”?

_{AI help, not hype: What would it take for a robot to be self-aware?} _{Robert J. Marks

December 21, 2018

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Machine Learning, Social Factors}

The thrill of fear invites the reader to accept a metaphorical claim as a literal fact. Read More ›