Tag: thought
Iconoclast: Farewell to Tom Bethell
I remember having an exchange with Tom about the meaning of his last name, which seems to correspond to the Biblical place name Beth El, meaning “House of God.”
Fine-Tuning, Free Will — Now We’ve Got Two Challenges for Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder
She acknowledges that she is speaking from outside one relevant field. Can you really use physics to deny free will while ignoring neuroscience?
A Strange Way of Speaking About the Brain
A peculiar habit of disassociation is widespread among many who study the brain.
Egnor: Why Machines Will Never Think
This doesn’t mean that people will not abuse the power of AI to hurt each other, and hurt themselves.
Kissinger and Girard on Artificial Intelligence
Any genuine understanding of the impact AI will have (and is having) on humanity must begin with Girard.