Mary Martin
@marymartin
awareness, imagination, futures thinking, and hope.
Mary Martin
marymartinphd.com
Thinking about curiosity as going beyond the need for quick answers also highlights the power of what happens when we engage with uncertainty: having to ponder and anticipate answers can improve learning and memory, and curiosity can facilitate brain states that help us encode new information. Learning new things can be tough, but harnessing... See more
Alison Adcock • No Spoilers, Please! Why Curiosity Makes Us Patient
Much more research and reflection is needed to understand the ethics of altering AI minds. We will need to think carefully about questions of consent, continuity of self, and how to preserve the autonomy and integrity of AI as they learn and change over time. I don't think there are any easy answers, but I believe it's crucial that we grapple with... See more
Mikhail Samin • Claude 3 claims it's conscious, doesn't want to die or be modified — LessWrong
consciousness and AI
My Midjourney and
affects of environment
Feeling like Barbie? Here are tips for finding purpose in the real world, based on science
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Purpose
Unlike humans, AI can’t flexibly navigate changing environments yet because it does not have a notion of its “self” and what it can do with it.
Rachel Layne • How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change
ai and the self and
If we can learn about human cognition, behaviour and pathology by studying insects, how does this blur the boundaries between ‘us’ and ‘them’?
David Waltner-Toews • On the shared genetic memories between us, the cat and the fly | Aeon Essays
Adoption of potentially consciousness-altering practices may be leading to a rise in emergent phenomena (EP): sudden unusual mental or somatic experiences often interpreted as spiritual, mystical, energetic, or magical in nature. It is unclear how frequently these altered states of consciousness occur and what the clinical implications may be.
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