ChrisHibbert

In April, Tyler Cowen linked (without comment) to a paper titled "Why AI can simulate but not instantiate consciousness". I've been paying attention to AI and consciousness since the mid-70s. I don't want to claim that there's any evidence yet that anyone has created a system that demonstrates consciousness, but...

A friend has been asking my views on the likelihood that there's anything to a correlation between changing levels of lead in paint (and automotive exhaust) and the levels of crime. He quoted from a Reason Blog: > So Nevin dove in further, digging up detailed data on lead emissions...