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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.© Discovery Institute Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • Dr. Eric Jones: The Case for a Relational View of Personhood

    Dr. Eric Jones: The Case for a Relational View of Personhood
    Sep 25 2025
    “No man is an island,” wrote poet John Donne in the 1600s, and these words still ring true today. However, much of our modern analysis and study of ourselves is turned entirely within. We focus on our needs, wants, and abilities rather than how we interact with others. How much does this individualistic view limit our ability to understand ourselves Read More ›

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  • A New Test to Measure Understanding in AI Models

    A New Test to Measure Understanding in AI Models
    Sep 18 2025
    On this episode of Mind Matters News, host Robert J. Marks continues his conversation with Dr. Georgios Mappouras about his new and interesting paper “Turing Test 2.0: The General Intelligence Threshold.” The idea is whether or not AI is intelligent, and the classical definitions of this come from the Turing Test. In Part 1 of this conversation, Dr. Mappouras explained Read More ›

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  • Turing Test 2.0: A Better Way to Test Machine Intelligence?

    Turing Test 2.0: A Better Way to Test Machine Intelligence?
    Sep 11 2025
    On this episode of Mind Matters News, host Robert J. Marks speaks with Dr. Georgios Mappouras about his proposal for a more rigorous test for measuring artificial intelligence. Mappouras argues that the original Turing Test is not enough to determine true intelligence in AI systems, as it focuses too much on simulating human-like conversation rather than demonstrating genuine understanding and problem-solving Read More ›

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