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Mature woman having scones with orange jam

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post

Author
Peter Biles
Date
March 7, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Experience, non-algorithmic, Non-Computable You (book), qualia, Robert J. Marks, Salvo}

AI and “Qualia,” the Ability to Experience

_{Robert J. Marks writes on AI's limits in new article at Salvo} _{Peter Biles

March 7, 2023

3

Artificial Intelligence}

Robert J. Marks wrote an article for the Spring Issue of Salvo Magazine on AI, covering his ideas on its “non-computability” in the areas of love, empathy, and creativity. The Quality of Qualia I was particularly intrigued by Marks’s thoughts on qualia, a term used to describe the multifaceted realm of sensory experience. We often report on AI’s inability to be creative here at Mind Matters, but what about experiencing the world through touch, smell, and sight? Qualia is related to the mystery of consciousness, another non-computable feature of human life, and according to Marks, is far out of the purview of AI capabilities. Marks writes about the experience of biting into an orange as an example: If the experience Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
October 6, 2022

Tagged
Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Chinese Room, Human intelligence, John Searle, non-algorithmic, Non-Computable You (book), Non-Computable You book excerpt, qualia, Robert J. Marks}

Get a Sneak Peek of the New Non-Computable You Audiobook

_{Robert J. Marks

October 6, 2022

1}

Will machines someday replace attorneys, physicians, computer programmers, and world leaders? What about composers, painters, and novelists? Will tomorrow’s supercomputers duplicate and exceed humans? Are we just wetware, natural computers doomed to obsolescence by tomorrow’s ultra-powerful artificial intelligence? Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will by Mind Matters podcast host Robert J. Marks is now available in Read More ›

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post

Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 8, 2022

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind, Physics, Science

Tagged
Electricity as a mystery, Explanation as concept in science, God (nature of God), Julian Baggini, Origin of life hypotheses, qualia, Redness as concept, Robert Lawrence Kuhn}

Philosophy: Can Red Have “Redness” If No Self Perceives It?

_{As Closer to Truth’s Robert Kuhn interviews philosopher Julian Baggini, they now tackle the question of “qualia” — part of the nature of conscious experiences} _{Denyse O'Leary

September 8, 2022

9

Philosophy of Mind, Physics, Science}

Yesterday, we looked at philosopher Julian Baggini’s argument that the unified self is an illusion. He spoke about this in the context of a discussion with Closer to Truth’s Robert Lawrence Kuhn. Kuhn, nearly midway through, steers the conversation toward qualia, that is, the inner experience we have of things. Red, an often-used example, is a color in the spectrum but it is also, for many, an experience. Serious and influential books have been written (2005 and 2017) about the history of the color and the experiences it evokes. Questions are interspersed between exchanges in the transcribed dialogue: Robert Lawrence Kuhn: (3:23) Let’s distinguish two factors that are flying around here. One is the concept of self — what it Read More ›

Person clicking on a laptop while holding a cloth

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
July 7, 2022

Tagged
Alan Turing, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Chinese Room, Creativity, machine intelligence, Mind-Brain Distinction, mind-brain problem, Non-Computable You (book), qualia, Robert J. Marks, Sentience, the imitation game}

Why Computers Will Never Understand What They are Doing

_{Robert J. Marks

July 7, 2022

1}

Can computers be sentient? Are there things which humans can do that computers can’t? Is artificial intelligence really creative? Robert J. Marks talks about his new book Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will with talk show host Bill Meyer. Additional Resources Hear Bill’s podcasts at www.BillMeyerShow.com (broadcast from KMED / KCMD, Medford, OR). Purchase Robert J. Marks’ Read More ›

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post

Author
Richard W. Stevens
Date
December 20, 2021

Categorized
Natural Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Information (as immaterial), qualia}

“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Christmas Music is All in Your Mind

_{Is music a matter of matter and energy alone, or is there something more to the story?} _{Richard W. Stevens

December 20, 2021

10

Natural Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind}

What better time than the Christmas season to explore immaterial realities of the human mind? A perfect example to consider is Christmas music. It’s everywhere during the holiday season. But what exactly is music? Described in purely physical terms, music is what humans sometimes perceive from the vibrations of air. Individual pieces of music are described less in physical terms and more in subjective terms using words that reflect how humans experience music in their minds. Eight key elements of music fall mostly into the category of qualia, i.e., experiences that occur in the hearers’ minds only: Dynamics, Form, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm, Texture, Timbre and Tonality. Do you know the Christmas song “We Three Kings” when you hear it? Written in 1857, the song has been arranged Read More ›

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post

Author
News
Date
November 26, 2021

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Brain stem, Consciousness (and brain stem), Featured, Id (in psychology), Mark Solms, Michael Egnor, qualia, Reticular formation, Soul (concept), Superego (in psychology), Theology Unleashed}

A Neuropsychologist Takes a Crack at Defining Consciousness

_{Frustrated by reprimands for discussing Big Questions in neuroscience, Mark Solms decided to train as a psychoanalyst as well} _{News

November 26, 2021

12

Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

Recently, distinguished South African neuropsychologist Mark Solms discussed the real state of brain research with Stonybrook neurosurgeon Michael Egnor at Theology Unleashed (October 22, 2021) In the first portion, Solms, author of The Hidden Spring (2021), began by asserting in his opening statement that “the source of consciousness in the brain is in fact in the brain stem,” not the cerebral cortex, as is almost universally assumed. Dr. Egnor then responded that his clinical experience supports the view that brain is not mind. Then Solms pointed to the reality that discussing the fact that the brain is not the mind can be a career-limiting move in neuroscience — even though clinical experience supports the view. Egnor and Solms agreed that Read More ›

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post

Author
News
Date
August 3, 2021

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Arjuna Das, Featured, First person experience, Gilbert Ryle, hylomorphism, Materialism, Michael Egnor, qualia, Rene Descartes, Res cogitans, Res extensa, Unified qualitative experience}

How Did Descartes Come To Make Such a Mess of Dualism?

_{Mathematician René Descartes strictly separated mind and matter in a way that left the mind very vulnerable} _{News

August 3, 2021

7

Philosophy of Mind}

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor did a recent podcast with Arjuna Das at Theology Unleashed, “where Eastern theology meets Western skepticism.” In this segment, before getting into problems with René Descartes’ understanding of consciousness, they begin by talking about qualia, a topic considered “central to a proper understanding of the nature of consciousness.” For example, I run my fingers over sandpaper, smell a skunk, feel a sharp pain in my finger, seem to see bright purple, become extremely angry. In each of these cases, I am the subject of a mental state with a very distinctive subjective character. There is something it is like for me to undergo each state, some phenomenology that it has. Philosophers often use the term ‘qualia’ (singular Read More ›

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post

Author
News
Date
July 4, 2021

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Aristotle, Arjuna, Consciousness, David Papineau, Featured, Franz Brentano, Michael Egnor, Physicalism, qualia, Thomas Aquinas}

Neurosurgeon Egnor Takes on Philosopher Papineau Round 1

_{In the debate, Egnor begins by offering three fundamental reasons why the mind is not the brain} _{News

July 4, 2021

7

Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

Recently, neurosurgeon Michael Egnor debated philosopher David Papineau at Theology Unleashed. Papineau is considered “one of the best defenders of naturalism” (actually, as he admits, physicalism). Egnor talks about how science and the practice of medicine persuaded him that there is a God and that the mind is real. The host is Arjuna and the show is billed as “Eastern theology meets Western skepticism.” What follows is a partial transcript of the first portion, with notes: Michael Egnor: Just as a little background about where I’m coming from, I was raised as a functional atheist, and I was educated as a scientific atheist, so I was an atheist for most of my life. I was a biochemistry major in college, Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
May 27, 2021

Tagged
addiction, Adrian Owens, Aquinas, Aristotle, Benjamin Libet, Cartesian dualism, Coma, Consciousness, corpus callosotomy, corpus callosum, Dualism, eliminative materialism, Emergence, free will, frontal lobotomy, Hebb's Law, hylomorphism, Materialism, mind, mind-body dualism, mind-body problem, Neuroscience, non-overlapping magisteria, open brain operations, Panpsychism, predestination, qualia, Roger Sperry, soul, Spirit, split-brain surgery, Terri Schiavo, Wilder Penfield}

Bingecast: Michael Egnor on the Human Brain

_{Robert J. Marks

May 27, 2021

4}

In this Bingecast episode, Dr. Robert J. Marks and Dr. Michael Egnor explore the human brain and its relationship to the mind. Is the mind an emergent property of the brain? Is there neurological evidence for the soul? What have brain experiments taught us about free will and the human person? Can you still think in a coma? Show Notes Read More ›

Paint can and brush on red background, top view

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post

Author
News
Date
May 19, 2021

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Access consciousness, Angus Menuge, Blindsight, Colors (invisible to human spectrum), Featured, Frank Jackson, Lynne Baker, Mary's room (thought experiment), Naturalism, Ned Block, phenomenal consciousness, qualia, Robert J. Marks}

Angus Menuge Explains Why “Red” Is Such a Problem in Philosophy

_{“Red” is an example of qualia, concepts we can experience that have no physical existence otherwise} _{News

May 19, 2021

10

Philosophy of Mind}

In philosopher Angus Menuge‘s second podcast with Walter Bradley Center director Robert J. Marks, the big topic is the perennial Hard Problem of consciousness and various proposed solutions. Menuge, who is chair of philosophy at Concordia University, talks about some of the ways consciousness is hard to pin down and why it doesn’t follow the rules we might expect in a fully material universe: https://episodes.castos.com/mindmatters/Mind-Matters-134-Angus-Menuge.mp3 This portion begins at 01:01 min. A partial transcript, Show Notes, and Additional Resources follow. Robert J. Marks (pictured): There is a lot of research happening in modeling consciousness. Panpsychism, quantum consciousness, and integrated information theory (IIT) are examples of consciousness models that have been getting a lot of press and visibility lately… So first, Read More ›

Looking through glasses to bleach nature landscape - tulips field. Color blindness. World perception during depression. Medical condition. Health and disease concept.

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
May 13, 2021

Tagged
Christof Koch, Consciousness, Frank Jackson, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Gregory Chaitin, Henry Stapp, Integrated Information Theory (IIT), John von Neumann, Knowledge Argument, Lynne Rudder Baker, Near-death experiences, Ned Block, Panpsychism, Paul Churchland, phenomenal consciousness, Philosophy of Mind, qualia, quantum consciousness, Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking, Thomas Nagel}

Dr. Angus Menuge: Models of Consciousness (Part II)

_{Robert J. Marks

May 13, 2021

2}

What is it like to see a red rose? To smell a red rose? To feel pain? In this week’s podcast, Dr. Robert J. Marks and Dr. Angus Menuge continue their discussion on philosophies of the mind, delving into competing definitions of consciousness. Show Notes Additional Resources

Artificial Intelligence digital Brain future technology on motherboard computer. Binary data. Brain of AI. Futuristic Innovative technology in science concept

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post

Author
News
Date
April 3, 2021

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Computers and consciousness, Consciousness, David Chalmers, Joel Frohlich, Lovelace test, Philosophical zombie (p-zombie), qualia, Selmer Bringsjord}

How WOULD We Know If an AI Is Conscious?

_{It might be more complicated than we think. A powerful zombie is still a zombie.} _{News

April 3, 2021

5

Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind}

Neuroscientist Joel Frohlich (pictured) asks us to reflect on the “philosophical zombie.” That’s not the zombie of the late nite frites. It’s an entity that behaves outwardly in every respect like you and me but has no inner experience (think Stepford Wives). Philosopher David Chalmers originated the term in 1996, by way of illustrating why consciousness is a Hard Problem. A powerful computer can crunch through many difficult jobs without any inner life or consciousness. But, Frohlich, who is editor in chief of the science communications website Knowing Neurons, asks, what if we weren’t sure? How would we test that? Trying to determine if a powerful AI is conscious means getting past programming that might enable it to generate plausible Read More ›

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post

Author
News
Date
August 27, 2020

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Creativity, Machine Learning

Tagged
___longform, Alan Turing, Algorithms, Chinese Room, Church–Turing Thesis, Creativity, Dweebs, Featured, George Gilder, Go, Jay Richards, Jeopardy, John Searle, Larry L. Linenschmidt, Lovelace test, Peter Thiel, qualia, Quantum Computing, Robert J. Marks, Satya Nadella, Surprise, Turing Test, Watson}

Six Limitations of Artificial Intelligence As We Know It

_{You’d better hope it doesn’t run your life, as Robert J. Marks explains to Larry Linenschmidt} _{News

August 27, 2020

18

Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Creativity, Machine Learning}

The list is a selection from “Bingecast: Robert J. Marks on the Limitations of Artificial Intelligence,” a discussion between Larry L. Linenschmidt of the Hill Country Institute and Walter Bradley Center director Robert J. Marks. The focus on why we mistakenly attribute understanding and creativity to computers. The interview was originally published by the Hill Country Institute and is reproduced with thanks. https://episodes.castos.com/mindmatters/Mind-Matters-097-Robert-Marks.mp3 Here is a partial transcript, listing six limits of AI as we know it: (The Show Notes, Additional Resources, and a link to the full transcript are below.) 1. Computers can do a great deal but, by their nature, they are limited to algorithms. Larry L. Linenschmidt: When I read the term “classical computer,” how does a computer function? Let’s build on Read More ›

close-up view of robot playing chess, selective focus

^{Type
podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks and Larry L. Linenschmidt
Date
August 27, 2020

Tagged
AI Delusion (book), Alan Turing, algorithm, Algorithm-of-the-Gaps, Algorithmic Information Theory, algorithmic intelligence, AlphaGo, Ambiguity, Artificial Intelligence, China, Chinese Room, Computer History, Computer science, Creativity, David Gelernter, Deep Blue, Deep Learning, ethics, Gary Smith, George Gilder, Go (game), human brain, hype, IBM Watson, Jay Richards, Larry L. Linenschmidt, Neural networks, non-algorithmic, Peter Thiel, qualia, Quantum Computing, Reinforcement learning, Robert J. Marks, self-driving cars, STEM fields, Supercomputers, Swarm intelligence}

Bingecast: Robert J. Marks on the Limitations of Artificial Intelligence

_{Robert J. Marks and Larry L. Linenschmidt

August 27, 2020

2}

Robert J. Marks talks with Larry L. Linenschmidt of the Hill Country Institute about nature and limitations of artificial intelligence from a computer science perspective including the misattribution of creativity and understanding to computers. Other Larry L. Linenschmidt podcasts from the Hill Country Institute are available at HillCountryInstitute.org. We appreciate the permission of the Hill Country Institute to rebroadcast this Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks and Michael Egnor
Date
February 13, 2020

Tagged
Cartesian dualism, Dualism, eliminative materialism, Emergence, hylemorphism, hylomorphism, immateriality, Materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, mind-body dualism, Mind-Brain Distinction, Neuroscience, Panpsychism, qualia, Roger Scruton, soul}

Michael Egnor: Is Your Brain the Same as Your Mind?

_{Robert J. Marks and Michael Egnor

February 13, 2020

2}

Is the mind an emergent property of the brain? Or is there something else going on? Robert J. Marks discusses the different theories of the mind — including materialism, panpsychism, and dualism — with Dr. Michael Egnor. Read More ›

^{Type
podcast

Author
Larry L. Linenschmidt and Robert J. Marks
Date
December 19, 2019

Tagged
AI Delusion (book), Algorithm-of-the-Gaps, AlphaGo, Ambiguity, Artificial Intelligence, China, Chinese Room, Creativity, David Gelernter, Deep Blue, ethics, Gary Smith, George Gilder, Go (game), IBM Watson, Jay Richards, Larry L. Linenschmidt, Neural networks, Peter Thiel, qualia, Reinforcement learning, Robert J. Marks, self-driving cars, Swarm intelligence}

The Unexpected and the Myth of Creative Computers – Part II

_{Larry L. Linenschmidt and Robert J. Marks

December 19, 2019

2}

Robert J. Marks talks with Larry L. Linenschmidt of the Hill Country Institute about the misattribution of creativity and understanding to computers. This is Part 2 of 2 parts. Other Larry L. Linenschmidt podcasts from the Hill Country Institute are available at HillCountryInstitute.org. We appreciate the permission of the Hill Country Institute to rebroadcast this podcast on Mind Matters. Show Read More ›

Abstract extreme close up shot. Beautiful eye colored by a rainbow of colors.

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks and Yuri Danilov
Date
September 19, 2019

Tagged
Color, gender-differences, glea, human visual system, Neuroscience, parkinsons, qualia, sight}

Is What We Knew About the Brain All Wrong?

_{Robert J. Marks and Yuri Danilov

September 19, 2019

2}

Robert J. Marks and Yuri Danilov discuss what we thought we knew about the brain twenty years ago, and how what we think we know now might change in another twenty years. Bringing their conversation to a close, Bob and Yuri also get into the innumerable details of our phenomenally complex human visual system and consider whether our actions are Read More ›

Different types of computers and storage

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post

Author
Winston Ewert
Date
July 24, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
computer, Featured, hard problem of consciousness, mind, qualia}

Is the Human Mind a Computer?

_{As a software engineer, I'd say we need to be clear what the question is before answering it} _{Winston Ewert

July 24, 2019

6

Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind}

Once we understand clearly what a computer is, we will see why consciousness is not a form of computation.

In One Sense, Consciousness IS an Illusion…

_{We have no knowledge of the processes of our consciousness, only of the objects of its attention, whether they are physical, emotional, or abstract} _{Michael Egnor

December 31, 2018

8

Philosophy of Mind}

When we think, we think about reality, not about the neurological processes by which we connect to reality. It is by keeping this understanding clearly in mind that we escape the solipsism that bedevils modern neuroscience. Read More ›