Foundations of Cognitive Science (w/ Jessica Taylor) @RahulSam

Rahul Sam | Foundations of Cognitive Science (w/ Jessica Taylor) @RahulSam | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
Jessica and I discuss if researchers in CogSci/AI are ontologising the fields and working on foundationally understanding subjectivity.

Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/eZSMhPKhLEU

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$Foundations of Cognitive Science (w/ Jessica Taylor) Jessica and I discuss if researchers in CogSci/AI are ontologising the fields and working on foundationally understanding subjectivity. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/eZSMhPKhLEU {Podcast} Substack: https://rsampod.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le Anchor: https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake {Website} https://rahulsam.me/ {Social Media} https://twitter.com/trsam97 https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/ {Images & Videos used} Thumbnail: Newton by William Blake (1795–1805) If the ideas I discuss in this channel evoke your interest, consider visiting https://theunhappyman.substack.com/ Copyright Disclaimer: under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. 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