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The Cognitive Science and Humanities AI Podcast

The Cognitive Science and Humanities AI Podcast

By: Robert West
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In this podcast we consider the humanity of AI and what AI might tell us about the human mind

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  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    Dec 8 2025

    In this episode, Dr West explains the high dimensional structure of the unbearable lightness of being, for humans and for Large Language Models
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    24 mins
  • Is Culture the Real AI

    Is Culture the Real AI
    Nov 19 2025

    In this episode, Dr West explains culture in terms of memes and how the success of large language models should change how think about this
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    40 mins
  • Emotion: Part2. Large Language Model Emotions

    Emotion: Part2. Large Language Model Emotions
    Oct 31 2025

    In this episode Dr West deconstructs the question of whether or not AI can have emotion, and gives a nuanced answer
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    42 mins
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