AI

Does the Mind Need a Body?

How enactivism tries to explain where meaning comes from.

Jun 10 •

What Gives Brain Activity Meaning?

Can teleosemantics explain how mental representations get their meaning?

Jun 3 •

Could a Language Model Know What a Dog Is?

The Grounding Problem and How Words Get Their Meaning

May 20 •

How to Talk to Aliens

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Symbols

May 13 •

Hello? Is There Anybody in There?

John Searle's Chinese Room Thought Experiment

May 6 •

If It Predicts, Is It Intelligent?

The Trouble with Words

Apr 22 •

How to Build a Brain

The difference between building and growing brains

Apr 15 •

Does Consciousness Come Along for the Ride?

Information and Complexity: Essay 6

Apr 8 •

Information Isn't Free. Even Demons Must Pay

Information and Complexity: Essay 3

Mar 18 •

A Short History of the Mind (and some of the Weird Things We've Thought About It)

Information and Complexity: Essay 2

Mar 4 •

Consciousness: Does the Matter Matter?

Information and Complexity: Essay 1

Feb 25 •

Can We Build AGI, or Does it Need to Build Itself?

The problem with separating development from function

Jan 28 •

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