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Artificial Creativity
by Dennis Hackethal
Podcast named after chapter 7 of David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity". Trying to understand the mind using Popperian and Deutschian ideas!To build AGI, we need to reject neuroscience and narrow-AI research. We need to understand how knowledge is created and build a universal explainer instead. Listen to my podcast on artificial creativity and buy my book "A Window on Intelligence" to find out why.
Episodes
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20 – Of Schools, Altruism, and Lockdowns
Original blog post: https://blog.dennishackethal.com/posts/the-true-purpose-of-schools Interview with Ayn Rand about altruism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RFlPmjUbRo
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19 – Viral Philosophy
Important: Read medical disclaimer at the bottom before listening Today I’m speaking with Nick Hudson. He is the co-founder of the South African organization PANDA—Pandemics Data and Analytics—which, as stated on their website, “provide[s] decision makers calculated data on the virus’ cost on SA...
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18 – A Popperian Evaluation Of Neuralink’s Presentation
Applying some of Karl Popper's and David Deutsch's ideas to analyze and evaluate Elon Musk's recent Neuralink presentation and the Q&A afterward. Throwing some of my own ideas into the mix as well. Errors mine. If you enjoyed this episode, follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dchackethal...
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17 – Richard Dawkins vs Bret Weinstein
A commentary on a debate between Richard Dawkins and Bret Weinstein. The soundbites are from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYzU-DoEV6k The interview with Weinstein I later reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm8FksjlJtM Other references: - The neo-Darwinian theory of the…
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16 – The Neo-Darwinian Theory of The Mind
A reading of my article of the same name (https://blog.dennishackethal.com/posts/the-neo-darwinian-theory-of-the-mind). References: - Dawkins, Richard. 2016. The Selfish Gene. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Apple Books. - Deutsch, David. 2012. The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that...
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15 – Theories of AGI
Today I’m speaking with Ella Hoeppner. Ella is a software engineer and independent AGI researcher. We’ve been discussing all things AGI for a while now and I wanted to have her on the podcast to present her theory of AGI and also to discuss a disagreement we’ve had about the role of replicators…
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14 – The Leviathan Has No Clothes
Today I have my first guest on the podcast. His name is Logan Chipkin. Logan is a freelance writer and ghostwriter in Philadelphia, and he is an expert on what is called anarcho-capitalism, also known as voluntarism. We talk about this concept, which he describes as the recognition that all...
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13 – Introducing: A Window on Intelligence
My book "A Window on Intelligence: The Philosophy of People, Software, and Evolution – and Its Implications" is now available worldwide, anywhere you can buy books. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Window-Intelligence-Philosophy-Evolution-Implications/dp/1734696133/ Apple Books:...
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Far Out in Space...
Coming soon...
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The Searchlight
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12 – Value Alignment
An impromptu episode about the question of how to ensure an AGI does "the right thing," known as "value alignment."
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Scandal in Silicon Valley
Coming soon...
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11 – Sam Harris And Judea Pearl
References: “Making Sense” podcast episode with Sam Harris and Judea Pearl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNDvhFbMD0s Popper, “Objective Knowledge” - Chapter 1 “Conjectural Knowledge: My Solution of the Problem of Induction” - Chapter 7 “Evolution and the Tree of Knowledge” Popper, “Conjectures...
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10 – Of Books and Code
References: David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”: - Chapter 1, “The Reach of Explanations” - Chapter 2, “Closer to Reality” - Chapter 6, “The Jump to Universality” - Chapter 7, “Artificial Creativity” Facebook research on open-endedness:...
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09 – The Problem Of Specification
References: - David Deutsch, “How Close Are We to Creating Artificial Intelligence”, https://aeon.co/essays/how-close-are-we-to-creating-artificial-intelligence - David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 7, “Artificial Creativity” - Karl Popper, “Of Cloud and Clocks”, chapter 6 of...
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08 – Problems
References - David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 1, “The Reach of Explanations” - Karl Popper, “The Unknown Xenophanes” (in “The World of Parmenides”) If you have any questions or comments, please leave them here or tweet at me: twitter.com/dchackethal
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07 – Q&A
Further reading: David Deutsch: “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 1, “The Reach of Explanations” Karl Popper: - On verisimilitude: “Conjectures and Refutations”, chapter “Truth, Rationality, and the Growth of Knowledge”, section “Truth and Content: Verisimilitude versus Probability” - On the...
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06 – Function Replication
This episode relies heavily on video components, so you’ll want to watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRaR3LOn1JQ References - David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 16, “The Evolution of Creativity” Further reading - David Deutsch, “The Fabric of Reality” - David...
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05 – Knowledge in Computer Programs
This episode relies heavily on video components, so you’ll want to watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHR6roiZjQ8 Apologies for the audio quality in this episode; it varies and cuts out sometimes. References - David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity” chapter 10, “A Dream of...
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04 – How Do We Know?
References: David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapters: - 1 “The Reach of Explanations” - 4 “Creation” - 15 “The Evolution of Culture” - 16 “The Evolution of Creativity” Further reading: - Karl Popper, “Back to the Presocratics” If you have any questions or comments, please leave them...
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03 – The Current State Of AGI Research
References: - David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 6 “The Jump to Universality” - David Deutsch, "Creative Blocks: How Close are We to Creating Artificial Intelligence?": https://aeon.co/essays/how-close-are-we-to-creating-artificial-intelligence - David Deutsch, CBC interview from...
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02 – On The Alleged "Dangers" Of AI And Disambiguation
References: - Pessimist's Archive on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PessimistsArc - David Deutsch, "Creative Blocks: How Close are We to Creating Artificial Intelligence?": https://aeon.co/essays/how-close-are-we-to-creating-artificial-intelligence - David Deutsch, CBC interview from 2018 about…
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01 – Introduction
Introduction to the podcast about artificial creativity. David Deutsch: https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/ David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity": https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/books/the-beginning-of-infinity/ Brett Hall's Youtube account (recommended resource to understand "The Beginning of...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Podcast named after chapter 7 of David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity". Trying to understand the mind using Popperian and Deutschian ideas!To build AGI, we need to reject neuroscience and narrow-AI research. We need to understand how knowledge is created and build a universal explainer instead. Listen to my podcast on artificial creativity and buy my book "A Window on Intelligence" to find out why.
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Dennis Hackethal
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