Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Theories of Everything
AI Expert on the Dawn of Conscious Machines | William Hahn
2 hour 41 minutes Posted Oct 8, 2024 at 6:28 pm.
Introduction
AI’s Impact on Language and Human Thought
Mind as a Programmable System and Historical Metaphors
Society of Mind Theory and AI Agents
Consciousness, Awareness, and Metacognition
Free Will, Emotions, and Unconscious Programming
Brain as an Immune System and Handling Unthinkable Thoughts
Informational Parasites, Memes, and Nam Shub of Enki
AI Security: Vulnerabilities and Protecting Minds
The Cultural Shift: AI’s Influence on Psychology
Historical Secrecy in AI and Government Role
AI’s Evolution: Role of Data, Hardware, and Differentiation
Speculating on Hidden AI Capabilities and Advanced Systems
Richard Hamming’s Insights on Learning and Ambiguity
Revisiting Ancient Knowledge and Advanced Civilizations
Artifacts of Ancient Technology and Modern Interpretations
Defining Meaning, Spirit, and Information in AI
Wolfram’s Physics Model and Emergent Computation
Computational Models of Consciousness and Mind
Wolfram's Symbolic Language and Analog Computing
Agent-Based Programming and AI Evolution
Knowledge Gaps and Flat Earth as a Metaphor
Synesthesia, Music, and Human Perception
The Intersection of Software and Hardware
| Complexity Crisis in Modern Technology
Optical Computing and AI's Future
Philosophical Reflections on AI and Consciousness
The Amorphous Boundary Between Software and Hardware
Technology, Religion, and the Need for a New Understanding
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William Hahn is Director of AGI & AI Safety and the founder of Hahn AI, a company that develops cutting-edge AI solutions. William is a technologist and researcher, specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence, programming languages, and the nature of consciousness.
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LINKS:
- Snow Crash (book): https://amzn.to/3zYqJb9
- Center for the Future Mind (website): https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/
- Archive of Alan Turing’s papers: https://turingarchive.kings.cam.ac.uk/
- Richard Hamming’s lecture series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2FF649D0C4407B30
- Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4
- Gregory Chaitin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guQIkV6yCik
- Mindfest playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlOPw7Hqkc6-MXEMBy0fnZcb
- Susan Schneider’s website: https://schneiderwebsite.com/index.html
- Susan Schneider’s Google talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwVKXKlU1GU
- William Hahn’s short course series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKoZnCEAIkvkvyVpbqx71EMT8BLpD6Oaq
- Ekkolapto’s Polymath project: https://www.ekkolapto.org/polymath
- Ekkolapto’s event page: https://ekkolapto.substack.com/
- HyperPhysics website: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
- Joscha Bach and Michael Levin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgMFnfB5E_A
- Stephen Wolfram on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YRlQQw0d-4
- Curt on Julian Dorey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1mKNGo9JLQ
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