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Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is. Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The brain is very literally a computer, and so is the universe -- this is not a metaphor. — tap to centre the map on it The brain is very literally a computer, and so is the universe -- this is not a metaphor. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You are not constantly branching into many worlds — you are that space, and the quantum reality is not the one you live in. — tap to centre the map on it You are not constantly branching into many worlds — you are that space, and the quantum reality is not the one you live in. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Synthetic experience can only rehearse what a system already knows; information about the world has to be injected from outside. — tap to centre the map on it Synthetic experience can only rehearse what a system already knows; information about the world has to be injected from outside. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Sept 2025
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Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are conscious because we are objects extended deep in time — consciousness is all of that history rolled up in us. — tap to centre the map on it We are conscious because we are objects extended deep in time — consciousness is all of that history rolled up in us. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consciousness is a practical problem rather than a philosophical one: given a brain-computer interface that could read and drive every neuron, we would work it out quickly. — tap to centre the map on it Consciousness is a practical problem rather than a philosophical one: given a brain-computer interface that could read and drive every neuron, we would work it out quickly. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no philosophical knockout objection to the simulation hypothesis, and also no reason whatsoever to take it seriously. — tap to centre the map on it There is no philosophical knockout objection to the simulation hypothesis, and also no reason whatsoever to take it seriously. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The brain is doing classical computation, not quantum, so everything it does can in principle be mimicked by a classical computer. — tap to centre the map on it The brain is doing classical computation, not quantum, so everything it does can in principle be mimicked by a classical computer. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real world is not the physical world; it is the physical and digital worlds coming together into one experience. — tap to centre the map on it The real world is not the physical world; it is the physical and digital worlds coming together into one experience. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are