Related Posts
Consciousness is No Magic
Many people, including researchers, often regard consciousness as mysterious, almost magical. Yet, there’s nothing magical about it. Understanding consciousness requires a clear, grounded approach. Of course, ‘consciousness’ is a conceptual cloud—an umbrella term for various ideas, used differently by people or even by the same person in different contexts. There is no magic in that Read the full article…
The Culminating Point
… The top and then some …. A little story from, you-probably-know-where, is about a 30 m high pile. You scramble up this pile. And then? Then you are on top of this pile. And then? Then you take a ‘step’ forward … but you’d rather not if you don’t know deeply within yourself what Read the full article…
Active Learning in A.I.
An active learner deliberately searches for information/knowledge to become smarter. In biological evolution on Earth The ‘Cambrian explosion’ was probably jolted by the appearance of active learning in natural evolution. It was the time when living beings started to chase other living beings— thus also being chased, heightening the challenges of survival. This mutual predation Read the full article…