Love and Philosophy | What is intelligence? with Max Bennett and Andrea Hiott @waymaking23 | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
Max Bennett is the author of 'A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains.'
Bonus (Language, Love, Future A.I.) Part Two is here: youtu.be/UBkI5PE9t5Q?si=WmAw5Ask_BKru2hL
In this episode, Max discusses his journey from working in AI technology commercialization to embarking on a five-year passion project that led to writing the book. He explains the motivation behind studying the discrepancies between human brain functionality and AI systems, resulting in several published papers and collaborations with neuroscientists. The discussion delves into intelligence before brains, emphasizing that cellular behavior exhibits essential features of intelligence.
Max argues against the notion that intelligence is exclusive to brains, highlighting the evolutionary history and complexity of intelligence across different life forms. In discussion with Andrea, Max covers various breakthroughs in understanding intelligence, including steering, reinforcement learning, and the emergence of language as a tool for sharing mental simulations. Moreover, the talk touches upon the implications of language for human intelligence, its role in facilitating complex planning and cooperation, and the feedback loop it creates for refining thought processes. Lastly, the potential of AI in continuous learning and the challenges in achieving a system that learns continually like the human brain are discussed.
#brains #intelligence #artificialintelligence #maxbennett
Max is at: abriefhistoryofintelligence.com
00:00 Welcome and Introduction to A Brief History of Intelligence
00:14 The Genesis of a Passion Project: AI, Neuroscience, and a Side Project Turned Book
02:05 Exploring Intelligence Beyond the Brain: From Single Cells to AI
05:48 The Evolutionary Journey: Steering, Movement, and the Dawn of Intelligence
13:24 From Simple Beginnings to Complex Systems: The Roomba's Evolutionary Echo
15:40 Envisioning AI's Potential: Education, Healthcare, and Home Assistance
20:10 The Evolution of Intelligence: From Steering to Reinforcement Learning
28:24 Decoding Brain Algorithms: A New Approach to Understanding Intelligence
28:36 The Complexity of Brain Functions and the Power of Algorithmic Thinking
30:53 Exploring the Neocortex: Unveiling the Mysteries of Brain Structure
33:20 Simulation and Mentalization: The Breakthroughs in Cognitive Mapping
33:59 The Evolution of the Neocortex and Its Impact on Mammalian Intelligence
49:53 The Role of Language in Human Evolution and AI Development
53:55 Continual Learning and the Future of AI: Challenges and Opportunities
55:10 Concluding Thoughts: The Journey of Discovery and Future Dialogues
#intelligence #ai #whatismind #history #ai
Important way-making ideas of navigability and nested algorithms of steering.
If you want to go deeper and build philosophy together, please sign up for the Substack at communityphilosophy.substack.com
About this podcast:
Beyond Dichotomy started as research conversations & has expanded beyond my own academic pursuits towards noticing the patterns that connect across traditional divides.
When I started my studies, there was so much I wanted to explore that I was told I shouldn't explore because it didn't fit into this or that discipline, but having studied and worked in so many fields, those barriers no longer made sense. The same felt true relative to passions and love.
So I decided to open myself to all of it beyond traditional distinctions, towards learning and development. This podcast is where those voices gather together in one space as I try and notice the patterns that connect.
It's part of my life work and research, but it's also something I hope to share with you and to invite you to share your perspective and position. Thank you for being here.
The main goal is to have conversations across disciplines to understand how our approach to life and cognition might address some of the urgent divides we face today.
By love and philosophy, I mean the people, passions, and ideas that move us, shape the trajectories of our lives, and co-create our wider social landscapes.
Partly due to my trajectory in philosophy, technology, & the cognitive sciences, I’m hoping to better observe binary distinctions in our academic & personal lives: What positive roles have these structures played? How might rethinking these structures & their parameters open new paths & ecological potentials?
Max Bennett is the author of 'A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains.'
Bonus (Language, Love, Future A.I.) Part Two is here: youtu.be/UBkI5PE9t5Q?si=WmAw5Ask_BKru2hL
In this episode, Max discusses his journey from working in AI technology commercialization to embarking on a five-year passion project that led to writing the book. He explains the motivation behind studying the discrepancies between human brain functionality and AI systems, resulting in several published papers and collaborations with neuroscientists. The discussion delves into intelligence before brains, emphasizing that cellular behavior exhibits essential features of intelligence.
Max argues against the notion that intelligence is exclusive to brains, highlighting the evolutionary history and complexity of intelligence across different life forms. In discussion with Andrea, Max covers various breakthroughs in understanding intelligence, including steering, reinforcement learning, and the emergence of language as a tool for sharing mental simulations. Moreover, the talk touches upon the implications of language for human intelligence, its role in facilitating complex planning and cooperation, and the feedback loop it creates for refining thought processes. Lastly, the potential of AI in continuous learning and the challenges in achieving a system that learns continually like the human brain are discussed.
#brains #intelligence #artificialintelligence #maxbennett
Max is at: abriefhistoryofintelligence.com
00:00 Welcome and Introduction to A Brief History of Intelligence
00:14 The Genesis of a Passion Project: AI, Neuroscience, and a Side Project Turned Book
02:05 Exploring Intelligence Beyond the Brain: From Single Cells to AI
05:48 The Evolutionary Journey: Steering, Movement, and the Dawn of Intelligence
13:24 From Simple Beginnings to Complex Systems: The Roomba's Evolutionary Echo
15:40 Envisioning AI's Potential: Education, Healthcare, and Home Assistance
20:10 The Evolution of Intelligence: From Steering to Reinforcement Learning
28:24 Decoding Brain Algorithms: A New Approach to Understanding Intelligence
28:36 The Complexity of Brain Functions and the Power of Algorithmic Thinking
30:53 Exploring the Neocortex: Unveiling the Mysteries of Brain Structure
33:20 Simulation and Mentalization: The Breakthroughs in Cognitive Mapping
33:59 The Evolution of the Neocortex and Its Impact on Mammalian Intelligence
49:53 The Role of Language in Human Evolution and AI Development
53:55 Continual Learning and the Future of AI: Challenges and Opportunities
55:10 Concluding Thoughts: The Journey of Discovery and Future Dialogues
#intelligence #ai #whatismind #history #ai
Important way-making ideas of navigability and nested algorithms of steering.
If you want to go deeper and build philosophy together, please sign up for the Substack at communityphilosophy.substack.com
About this podcast:
Beyond Dichotomy started as research conversations & has expanded beyond my own academic pursuits towards noticing the patterns that connect across traditional divides.
When I started my studies, there was so much I wanted to explore that I was told I shouldn't explore because it didn't fit into this or that discipline, but having studied and worked in so many fields, those barriers no longer made sense. The same felt true relative to passions and love.
So I decided to open myself to all of it beyond traditional distinctions, towards learning and development. This podcast is where those voices gather together in one space as I try and notice the patterns that connect.
It's part of my life work and research, but it's also something I hope to share with you and to invite you to share your perspective and position. Thank you for being here.
The main goal is to have conversations across disciplines to understand how our approach to life and cognition might address some of the urgent divides we face today.
By love and philosophy, I mean the people, passions, and ideas that move us, shape the trajectories of our lives, and co-create our wider social landscapes.
Partly due to my trajectory in philosophy, technology, & the cognitive sciences, I’m hoping to better observe binary distinctions in our academic & personal lives: What positive roles have these structures played? How might rethinking these structures & their parameters open new paths & ecological potentials?
