collin_of_this

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by collin_of_this 8d ago
> The one thing about an EM field in particular I have questions about, is why don't our brains turn off under even moderate electrical and magnetic fields. Yeah -- empirically EM theories of phenomenal experience are definitely not
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by collin_of_this 10d ago
> If an informational concept causes a system to output a stresslike response, or worse trigger a stresslike action in real life then there is no distinction to me. A system is what it does. Hmm. I think that I partially agree. But it so
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by collin_of_this 10d ago
> This doesn't really answer anything to me, only that there is a complex electrical simulation going on in our minds. Try to visualize the structure of the EM field inside a GPU vs. one inside of a human brain. In the GPU, it is hi
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by collin_of_this 10d ago
> Until you have a unit and a method to measure this field, and a way to experiment on it, it is not scientific theory. Field-based theories of phenomenal experience have obvious ways to experiment on them, and are actively being researc
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by collin_of_this 10d ago
Think about RF engineering: the same physical antenna can be used for both TX and RX. We already know that neurons both create EM fields and are influenced by EM fields. The role of EM fields in the brain is pretty well established, I don&#
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by collin_of_this 10d ago
> does a hydrocarbon have feelings? what about a mitochondria? a cell? a neuron? what about a collection of neurons? how many neurons before it has "feelings"? The best theory I have heard is that subjective experience is a fie
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by collin_of_this 10d ago
> The only way that 'AIs are not conscious' can be true is if we decide, with high confidence, that they are lacking some essential property that is not lacking in ourselves. There is no convincing philosophical position that s
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by collin_of_this 3y ago
Perhaps agency is less one single 'meta-skill' than a bunch of domain specific 'micro-skills'. E.g., strategic thinking in a tech company leadership roll is one skill (or set of skills), strategic thinking in the context