GPT-3, LaMDA, Wu Dao… The blooming of “monster” AIs
Neuromimetic AIs can now write, draw, compose music… Far from being “conscious”, what do they tell us about being human?
Life, consciousness… The horizon of machines.
Neuromimetic AIs can now write, draw, compose music… Far from being “conscious”, what do they tell us about being human?
Researchers in information science seek to grasp the concept of “individual”. Decryption of their usual methods…
Mathematical activity is an excellent illustration of the coupling of the body and language games, i.e. their reciprocal modifications when they “dialogue”.
While the theories of “consciousness” are progressing, isn’t the human of the 21st century (re)engaged towards a form of “non-consciousness”?
In 2001, philosopher Francisco Varela underwent a transplant and meditated on identity. Body, technique and identity: a very contemporary triptych.
The philosopher Miguel Benasayag argues, especially against transhumanism, that “the living” would always escape the artificial realm. Did he convince us?
The digital world produces all kinds of “zombies”, structures and organizations without consciousness. Here are some examples.
Autopoiesis, enaction and possibility of an artificial life … The lessons of the philosopher and neurobiologist Francisco Varela.
Can neurosciences and mathematics offer us a mechanizable vision of consciousness? In any case, researchers are actively seeking.