Complexity and Creativity in Music - Panel Discussion
Explore the intersection of complexity science and music with experts discussing universal features, evolutionary perspectives, and creative processes across cultures.
Conceptual Abstraction and Analogy in Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Explore the limitations of AI in conceptual abstraction and analogy-making, examining recent research and discussing implications for real-world applications and AI brittleness.
Cultural Epistemologies, Human-Nature Relationships and Biological Cognition
Explore Native American perspectives on nature, comparing epistemologies and cognitive processes between Native and Non-Native groups through cultural artifacts and developmental studies.
Ruts and Ruptures of the Human Mind - Exploring Sudden Mental Transformations
Explore the mechanisms behind sudden mental transformations across various domains, from religious conversions to mathematical insights, and discover common patterns in human thought and creativity.
Formal and Functional Competence in Large Language Models - A Cognitive Perspective
Explore cognitive perspectives on large language models, examining formal and functional competence, linguistic confidence, and implications for AI development and evaluation.
How to Know: Understanding the Complexity of Knowledge
Explore the complexity of knowledge and learning processes with cognitive scientist Celeste Kidd in this thought-provoking symposium talk from the Santa Fe Institute.
Towards Machines That Can Understand, Reason, and Plan
Explore AI's future with Yann LeCun as he discusses advancements in machine understanding, reasoning, and planning, offering insights into the potential of artificial intelligence.
Understanding Understanding Through Conceptual Engineering
Explore philosophical insights on understanding and conceptual engineering with David Chalmers, delving into the nature of comprehension and its implications for knowledge and cognition.
What Understanding Adds to Cambrian Intelligence - A Taxonomy
Explore the intersection of understanding and intelligence with John Krakauer, delving into a taxonomy that enhances our perspective on cognitive processes and artificial intelligence.
Scaling AI the Human Way - Building Machines That Understand the World
Explore innovative approaches to AI development, focusing on human-like understanding and reasoning to create more intelligent and adaptable machines for real-world applications.
Dimensions of Meaning and Understanding - Raphaël Millière
Explore dimensions of meaning and understanding, from lexical semantics to complex reasoning, with insights on knowledge acquisition and cognitive pitfalls.
Do AI Systems Model Meaning and Understanding?
Explore the philosophical question of whether AI systems truly model meaning and understanding, delving into the nature of intelligence and consciousness in artificial systems.
Bridging the Divide Between Vectors and Symbols in Language Processing
Explore the intersection of vectors and symbols in language processing, focusing on innovative approaches to bridge computational and cognitive models of meaning.
Meaning Through Modeling
Explore how modeling can create meaning and understanding in complex systems, with insights from Zenna Tavares on innovative approaches to scientific inquiry and knowledge representation.
Deconstructing the Barrier of Meaning
Explore the concept of meaning and its barriers with Jacob Foster in this thought-provoking talk, delving into complex ideas and their implications for understanding our world.
Language Understanding Goes Beyond Language Processing
Explore how language comprehension extends beyond traditional processing, delving into cognitive mechanisms and neural networks that shape our understanding of communication and meaning.
Emergent Analogical Reasoning in Large Language Models
Explore the fascinating emergence of analogical reasoning in large language models, uncovering insights into AI's cognitive capabilities and potential future developments.
The Neuroscience and Philosophy of Curious Minds - Exploring Curiosity as a Network Phenomenon
Exploring curiosity as a networked phenomenon, bridging neuroscience and philosophy to reframe how we understand desire, wonder, and discovery in both the brain and society.
Evolving Brains - Synthetic Brains and Minds: What is Possible? - Lecture 2
Exploring synthetic biology, artificial life, and AI to understand cognitive complexity and the potential for creating synthetic minds different from human cognition.
Evolving Brains: Solid, Liquid and Synthetic - Lecture 1: Liquid Brains and Solid Brains
Explore diverse intelligences across life forms, from cells to humans. Examine brain evolution, commonalities, and differences, and consider possibilities for new types of minds.
Building Human-Like Artificial Agents
Explore the development of AI agents that mimic human behavior and cognition, delving into cutting-edge research and potential implications for the future of artificial intelligence.