"The AGI conferences are the only major conference series devoted wholly and specifically to the creation of AI systems possessing general intelligence at the human level and ultimately beyond." This is a small conference (I expect around 200 people, give or take), and this year it comes in two parts, AGI-12 and AGI-Impacts ( Read more... )

A bit of information related to machine learning and philosophy talks at MIT.( Read more... )

http://flibusta.net/b/269237

Относительно недавний текст Бориса Акунина под другим псевдонимом: http://flibusta.net/a/38051

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Imagine a hypothetical situation where a brain and an artificial device are coupled in such a way that a single consciousness (a single subjective reality) is associated with them. Let's call this a "hybrid consciousness" (perhaps, a better name can be suggested for this ( Read more... )

The strangest impression from my October trip to Moscow was mainstreaming of Pelevin. The ads for his new novel, "t", were on subway escalators, the book itself was featured prominently in airport book kiosks. ( Read more... )

Мне нравится новый сборник Пелевина, (который с оскорбительным названием -- "П5"), хотя многие в ленте жалуются, что "скучно, и хуже, чем раньше, и не то (или, наоборот, повторение)". У меня от него ощущение гораздо большего реализма, по сравнению с предыдущими текстами, и гораздо большей сфокусированности, сдержанности и ясности каждого рассказа в ( Read more... )

I was reading (and listening to) various fragments of The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America by Louis Menand recently. It's a great book and audio book.

It occurred to me that my way of looking at various philosophical systems is actually pretty close to the way the Pragmatist school of philosophy looks at them. I usually think about ( Read more... )

Один из номеров International Journal of Theoretical Physics находился в спецхране Ленинской библиотеки. Вот страшная крамола, которую он содержал ( Read more... )

http://m61.livejournal.com/29947.html

А вот какие картинки были у Звездочета прошлой весной:

http://m61.livejournal.com/20158.html
http://m61.livejournal.com/23377.html

Manuscripts of Sir Isaac Newton - never before revealed to the public - are on show at the Jewish National and University Library at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem until July 17:

The manuscripts include details of Newton's alchemy experiments, his interest in ancient history and apocalyptic prophecies. Furthermore, they reveal his decipherings ( Read more... )