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Where does consciousness come from? And how do our brains create it? A look at one of life’s biggest mysteries

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Here, we ought to be concerned not just about the power that new forms of artificial intelligence are gaining over us, but also about whether and when we need to take an ethical stance toward them. Copyright © 2021 by Anil Seth. When the end of consciousness comes, there is nothing — really nothing — to be frightened of.

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

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No matter what you do, there will always be folks who feel you’re whoring yourself out in some form or another, but if it works, I don’t have a problem with it. Then, text information can be in the form of web pages/blog posts, PDF ebooks, forum posts, wikis, etc. But consider that the iPod first came out in October, 2001.

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