Epstein Secrets

inkers, such as Francis Heylighen, believe that engineering AGI systems is at best a peripheral endeavor in the development of novel intelligence on Earth, because the real story is the developing Global Brain Illey07, Goe0IJ — the composite, self-organizing informa- tion system comprising humans, comp

edisposition to certain sorts of learning IEB.1±91. EFTA00623974 11.4 Piaget's Stages in the Context of Uncertain Inference 199 Davidson Pavg4], Dennett !Denzil and others support the common belief that theory of mind is dependent upon linguistic ability. A major challenge to this prevailing philosop

dropping the ‘3.0 x’ part and just looking at the order of magnitude. The number 10°, one with eighty zeroes after it, is the number of atoms in the Earth, and 10’ the number of particles in the known Universe. 10° meters is the ‘plank number’ believed to be the smallest dimension you can have, and 10!”

put forward by Daniel Dennett that the Universe is an entirely determined place and any personal sense of free will and creativity is an illusion. In Dennett’s worldview, Andrew Wiles is a special purpose machine that was always destined to solve Fermat’s Last Theorem. I believe this model is flawed. It is

hinkers, such as Francis Heylighen, believe that engineering AGI systems is at best a peripheral endeavor in the development of novel intelligence on Earth, because the real story is the developing Global Brain [Iley07, Goe01] — the composite, self-organizing informa- tion system comprising humans, compu

ion to certain sorts of learning [EBJ*97]. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013114 11.4 Piaget’s Stages in the Context of Uncertain Inference 199 Davidson [Dav84], Dennett [Den87] and others support the common belief that theory of mind is dependent upon linguistic ability. A major challenge to this prevailing philosoph

anthropomorphic way, our fears about AI reflect this belief that our intelligence is what makes us special. But if we step back and look at life on Earth, we see that we are far from the most resilient species. If we’re going to be taken over at some point, it will be by some of Earth’s oldest life-for

our abilities which will enrich our lives. But I am reasonably certain that computers will never be the overlords of bacteria. 35 See, for example, Dennett’s From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (New York: W. W. Norton, 2017). 133 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016936 Alex “Sandy” Pentland, an expo

anthropomorphic way, our fears about AI reflect this belief that our intelligence is what makes us special. But if we step back and look at life on Earth, we see that we are far from the most resilient species. If we’re going to be taken over at some point, it will be by some of Earth’s oldest life-for

our abilities which will enrich our lives. But I am reasonably certain that computers will never be the overlords of bacteria. 35 See, for example, Dennett’s From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (New York: W. W. Norton, 2017). 133 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016353 Alex “Sandy” Pentland, an expo

ion, brains, and human culture. Part philosophical whodunit, part bold scientific conjecture, this landmark work enlarges themes that have sustained Dennett’s legendary career at the forefront of philosophical thought. In his mimitable style—laced Brockman, Inc. Frankfurt 2016 Hotlist -4 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT

ic propositions: Brockman, Inc. Frankfurt 2016 Hotlist -15- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025161 --- PAGE BREAK --- 1. The World Is Very Big Our neighborhood (Earth, Solar System, Milky Way). The accessible universe. How we measure large distances. Consistency checks. The multitudes within. 2. The World Is Very