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Blogging “Artificial You”, Part II

Blogging “Artificial You”, Part II

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:December 3, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence/consciousness/philosophy of mind

In this post, I'll review Chapter 2 of Schneider's book Artificial You. The previous review post is here. The Problem of AI Consciousness In Chapter 2, Schneider introduces what she…

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Blogging Susan Schneider’s “Artificial You”, Part I

Blogging Susan Schneider’s “Artificial You”, Part I

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:November 29, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence/consciousness/philosophy of mind

I've recently started reading Susan Schneider's new book Artificial You, and have decided to write about it as I go. The subtitle is "AI and the Future of Your Mind,"…

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The Mindless Hypothesis

The Mindless Hypothesis

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:November 23, 2019
  • Post category:consciousness/language/philosophy/philosophy of mind

In the previous post, I talked about Alex Byrne's paper Skepticism about the Internal World (PDF). In that post, I focused on the first part of the paper, and in…

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Alex Byrne and Skepticism About the External World

Alex Byrne and Skepticism About the External World

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:November 20, 2019
  • Post category:consciousness/philosophy/philosophy of mind

I recently read Alex Byrne's paper Skepticism About the Internal World (PDF warning), and in this post I want to focus on the first part of the paper, where he…

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Machines and Understanding

Machines and Understanding

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:November 7, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence/consciousness/philosophy/philosophy of mind

This recent blog post by Thomas Dietterich has received much well-deserved attention. And while the title What does it mean for a machine to "understand"? sounds like a philosophical work,…

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Infallibility, Inflation, and Explosion

Infallibility, Inflation, and Explosion

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:November 7, 2019
  • Post category:consciousness/philosophy/philosophy of mind

In this very interesting discussion between Richard Brown, Keith Frankish, and Philip Goff, Frankish makes the point that the core of his illusionist view is the denial of a phenomenal…

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Richard Brown and Keith Frankish on Illusionism

Richard Brown and Keith Frankish on Illusionism

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:October 11, 2019
  • Post category:consciousness/philosophy/philosophy of mind

I'm glad I listened to this discussion between Richard Brown and Keith Frankish on Consciousness Live, as Brown seems to have many of the same questions about illusionism that I…

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Is Determinism Compatible with Rationality?

Is Determinism Compatible with Rationality?

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:October 3, 2019
  • Post category:philosophy/religion

I finished listening to this wide-ranging discussion between Justin Brierley and Alex O'Connor, which I had previously commented on here. Towards the end of the episode, they get into an…

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Qualia Taste Test

Qualia Taste Test

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:October 2, 2019
  • Post category:consciousness/philosophy of mind

I found that Keith Frankish's paper Quining Diet Qualia (PDF warning) was very helpful for understanding the Illusionist research program. In the paper, he lays out a few conceptions of…

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Kripke and Dualism

Kripke and Dualism

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:October 1, 2019
  • Post category:consciousness/philosophy/philosophy of mind

I wanted to write a bit about Saul Kripke because I figured there are many people who have encountered him through linguistics and logic, but are unfamiliar with how his…

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