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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.© Discovery Institute Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • The Ins and Outs of Scaling Up AI: Dr. Donald Wunsch

    The Ins and Outs of Scaling Up AI: Dr. Donald Wunsch
    Jan 1 2026
    On this episode of Mind Matters News, we’re continuing our conversation with Dr. Donald Wunsch on his experiences with AI and his recent article in the IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine about artificial general intelligence. This is the second part of our conversation with Dr. Wunsch, so if you’ve not listened to the first part, we encourage you to do so. Read More ›

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  • Exploring the Immaterial Mind: Insights from Neuroscience and Thomistic Philosophy

    Exploring the Immaterial Mind: Insights from Neuroscience and Thomistic Philosophy
    Dec 25 2025
    Debate continues on the nature of the mind. Are our minds purely material and comprised only of our physical brains? Does idealism ring true with its views of physical experiences arising solely from a non-physical mind? Or is a dualist position with aspects of both an accurate view? Joining us today to talk about this and his contribution to the Read More ›

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  • Dr. Donald C. Wunsch: A Level-Headed Approach to AI’s Promise and Peril

    Dr. Donald C. Wunsch: A Level-Headed Approach to AI’s Promise and Peril
    Dec 18 2025
    In today’s episode, host Robert J. Marks begins a multi-episode conversation with Dr. Donald C. Wunsch II, endowed professor of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology and director of the Kummer Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems. Dr. Wunsch has spent decades working on the intersection of engineering AI and real world systems with Read More ›

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