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agency Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Feelings begin as electrical fields on cell membranes, giving an organism real-time feedback on how it is doing in its environment. Feelings begin as electrical fields on cell membranes, giving an organism real-time feedback on how it is doing in its environment. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
NL
Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Electrical fields shaping development look like mumbo jumbo to most biologists, and they are exactly where 21st-century biology is going. — tap to centre the map on it Electrical fields shaping development look like mumbo jumbo to most biologists, and they are exactly where 21st-century biology is going. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
NL
Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Functionally defined emotions can be attributed to animals and, to some extent, to AI systems, without any claim about what either of them feels. — tap to centre the map on it Functionally defined emotions can be attributed to animals and, to some extent, to AI systems, without any claim about what either of them feels. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Each emotion probably does have a specific bodily signature; the studies that found none measured far too little of the body to have seen it. — tap to centre the map on it Each emotion probably does have a specific bodily signature; the studies that found none measured far too little of the body to have seen it. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When exploring, you want to feel in reality as quickly as possible what the result of your choices is. — tap to centre the map on it When exploring, you want to feel in reality as quickly as possible what the result of your choices is. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Mar 2026
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Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The famous body maps of emotion record where people believe they would feel things, not where anything in the body actually changes. — tap to centre the map on it The famous body maps of emotion record where people believe they would feel things, not where anything in the body actually changes. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others — tap to centre the map on it A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others
WJ
William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity. — tap to centre the map on it A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
MW
Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. Last stated 9 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humanity has not yet created a conscious computer program — tap to centre the map on it Humanity has not yet created a conscious computer program Last stated 3 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is far from clear that LLMs are conscious, because their architecture is very different from animal brains — tap to centre the map on it It is far from clear that LLMs are conscious, because their architecture is very different from animal brains Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
RN
Ramez Naam — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is unclear whether a digital emulation of a person could ever be conscious, even in principle. — tap to centre the map on it It is unclear whether a digital emulation of a person could ever be conscious, even in principle. Last stated 3 years ago
19 Aug 2023
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Machines can be conscious — tap to centre the map on it Machines can be conscious Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
SP
Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
RN
Ramez Naam — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
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Feelings begin as electrical fields on cell membranes, giving an organism real-time feedback on how it is doing in its environment.
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Electrical fields shaping development look like mumbo jumbo to most biologists, and they are exactly where 21st-century biology is going.
Holds
Functionally defined emotions can be attributed to animals and, to some extent, to AI systems, without any claim about what either of them feels.
Holds
Each emotion probably does have a specific bodily signature; the studies that found none measured far too little of the body to have seen it.
Holds
When exploring, you want to feel in reality as quickly as possible what the result of your choices is.
Holds
The famous body maps of emotion record where people believe they would feel things, not where anything in the body actually changes.
Holds
A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others
Last stated c. 1902
Holds
A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity.
Holds
A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity.
Holds
Humanity has not yet created a conscious computer program
Holds
It is far from clear that LLMs are conscious, because their architecture is very different from animal brains
Holds
It is unclear whether a digital emulation of a person could ever be conscious, even in principle.
Holds
Machines can be conscious
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Holds