Exploring the Mind | Artificial Intelligence: How We Got Here, How It Works, And What It Means for O

Can AI systems like ChatGPT help us understand the human mind, or are they "alien intelligences”—technological tools that leverage big data to imitate humans? This talk aims to answer this question, tracing the history of how AI arrived at this point (spoiler: it wasn't just a sudden development in the tech industry), and dispelling some common misconceptions along the way. I'll argue that modern AI is far more than a tool. It is a source of stunning new scientific hypotheses about the nature of the human mind, and will revolutionize not just technology, but the psychological, cognitive and brain sciences as well.

Details: https://aadl.org/node/641052

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