Tag: William Egginton

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
November 14, 2025

Categorized
Human exceptionalism

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Arrogant Ape (book 2025), Christine Webb, Elle Hunt, Featured, John Horgan, Marc Bekoff, William Egginton}

Mass Delusion Is Interesting — Especially Among Opinion Leaders

_{The reaction to a new book, The Arrogant Ape, provides a classic in elite opinion, aired without reference to reality} _{Denyse O'Leary
November 14, 2025

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Human exceptionalism}

All these intellectual worthies choose to miss the point: No life form other than humans writes books, reviews books, or contemplates any of the issues raised.

Consciousness Can’t Be Uploaded as AI? — Of Course It Can’t!

_{Converting ideas and memories into bits in a computer program does not recreate in the computer the person whose minds and memories they are — only a simulation} _{Denyse O'Leary
September 5, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind}

The uploaded quirks and memories may be a good simulation of the deceased person but it is not a surviving self. It is just data.