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← Human self-awareness makes mere survival feel unsatisfying rather than sufficient.
17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 24 Oct 2017 to 27 Sept 2026.
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space 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 Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Human self-awareness makes mere survival feel unsatisfying rather than sufficient. Human self-awareness makes mere survival feel unsatisfying rather than sufficient. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 8 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free. — tap to centre the map on it A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough. — tap to centre the map on it A superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough. Last stated 9 years ago
24 Oct 2017
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Émile P. Torres — holds since 2017-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life. — tap to centre the map on it AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Awe is a uniquely human emotion, resting on the metacognitive ability to detach conscious experience from the here and now. — tap to centre the map on it Awe is a uniquely human emotion, resting on the metacognitive ability to detach conscious experience from the here and now. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Caffeine's stimulating effect on humans is an evolutionary byproduct of a plant's own defensive chemistry. — tap to centre the map on it Caffeine's stimulating effect on humans is an evolutionary byproduct of a plant's own defensive chemistry. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Mar 2020
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2020-03-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is. — tap to centre the map on it 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: Consciousness belongs only to simulations, not to the physical brains or computers running them. — tap to centre the map on it Consciousness belongs only to simulations, not to the physical brains or computers running them. Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. — tap to centre the map on it An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. — tap to centre the map on it Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Jul 2026
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Peter Singer — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. Last stated 6 months ago
26 Mar 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI Agentic War has begun between Big Tech players. — tap to centre the map on it An AI Agentic War has begun between Big Tech players. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. — tap to centre the map on it A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jan 2023
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Maciej Cegłowski — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. — tap to centre the map on it A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are