Joscha Bach
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Joscha Bach explores the paradox of desire and perfection
Joscha Bach discusses the concept of "dream chocolate," a hypothetical perfect chocolate that, if it existed, would cease to be desirable once attained. This thought experiment explores the nature of desire, satisfactio…
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Joscha Bach: Simulated Minecraft water fails to make player character wet
Joscha Bach recounts an experiment where a neural network trained solely on Minecraft visuals demonstrated that simulated water could not make a player character wet. The AI, lacking game code, caused the water to reced…
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Joscha Bach: Minecraft and the Brain as Causal Insulators
Joscha Bach explains that systems like Minecraft are "causal insulators," meaning they cannot discern the underlying hardware they are running on. He draws a parallel between this phenomenon and the human brain, suggest…
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Cognitive scientist proposes consciousness as a simple learning algorithm
Cognitive scientist Joscha Bach proposes that consciousness is an emergent property of a biological learning algorithm, potentially discoverable by machines. He argues that consciousness is not a complex phenomenon but …
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Timnit Gebru discusses TESCREAL acronym and its Hitler comparisons
Timnit Gebru commented on Bluesky about the acronym TESCREAL, noting that it is disliked and discussed, similar to "stochastic parrots." Joscha Bach, in the comments, suggested the acronym is used to accuse opponents of…
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Silicon Valley's "Successionism" Ideology: AI Replacing Humanity is Inevitable
A growing ideology within Silicon Valley, termed "successionism," posits that humanity's eventual replacement by artificial intelligence is not only inevitable but potentially a moral imperative. This viewpoint, articul…
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AI simulation environments like WebSim and WorldSim mark the 'Summer of Simulative AI'
The "Summer of Simulative AI" is characterized by the development of advanced AI simulation environments like WebSim and WorldSim. These platforms aim to create more realistic and complex virtual worlds for AI training …