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Mind Matters

By: Discovery Institute Center on Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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  • On the Mind Matters podcast, Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence considers the implications and misconceptions, the opportunities and limitations, and the applications and challenges presented by intelligent agents and their algorithms. Episode notes and archives available at mindmatters.ai/podcast.
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Episodes
  • The Limits and Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence

    The Limits and Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence
    May 30 2024
    In this panel discussion from the COSM technology conference, the panelists address the limits and possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI). George Montañez, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science, discusses generative AI models and how they work by encoding relations between text and images. He also mentions the phenomenon of model collapse, where AI systems degenerate when trained on their own Read More › Source
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    44 mins
  • Bruce Gordon: Idealism, Quantum Mechanics, and the Fundamentality of Mind

    Bruce Gordon: Idealism, Quantum Mechanics, and the Fundamentality of Mind
    May 23 2024
    Does quantum mechanics, properly understood, point to the fundamentality of mind in the universe? In this episode, Michael Egnor concludes a conversation with philosopher of physics Bruce Gordon about the relationship between idealism and quantum mechanics. Gordon argues that quantum mechanics points to mind as the fundamental unit of the universe, as it is irreducibly probabilistic and exhibits non-local phenomena. He Read More › Source
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    26 mins
  • Mind Over Matter: Dualism vs. Idealism

    Mind Over Matter: Dualism vs. Idealism
    May 16 2024
    On this episode, host Dr. Michael Egnor continues his conversation with Dr. Bruce Gordon about a chapter he wrote in the recent volume Minding the Brain titled “Mind Over Matter: Idealism Ascendant.” In Part 2 of the conversation, Dr. Gordon reviews the strengths and weaknesses of dualism and its relationship to idealism. Different categories of dualism are evaluated, as well as challenges and Read More › Source
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    25 mins
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