Intellectual Stuff: Philosophy, Science, Technology

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1. Should We Shut Down All AI?

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   By Leo Gura, April 1, 2023
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2. AGI is coming

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   By erik8lrl, February 17
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3. Google engineer claims G's LaMDA AI is sentient.

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   By axiom, June 12, 2022
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4. Is nonduality the absolute or a contingent knowledge?

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   By Strannik, December 10, 2022
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   • thisintegrated
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5. Leo is wrong about random mutation

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   By Scholar, September 25, 2023
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   • MuadDib
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6. Formscapes vs. Professor Dave drama

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   By undeather, January 31
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7. Post your AI Artwork here

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   By Wisebaxter, December 13, 2023
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8. A suspicion I had about the field during my bachelor that turned out to be a big deal

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   By Carl-Richard, September 10, 2023
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   • mostly harmless
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9. 1.8k votes: 66% would press a button to win $100,000 but kill one random person

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   By Carl-Richard, January 7
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10. AI that creates Mindblowing Art (Free)

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    By Ahbapx, May 12, 2022
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    • DefinitelyNotARobot
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11. "How I Increased My IQ By 13 Points" - IQ boost via working memory training?

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    By thenondualtankie, June 21, 2023
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    • Davino
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12. Is artificial intelligence conscious?

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    By Jannes, July 1, 2022
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    • Carl-Richard
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13. Is AI conscious?

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    By Hibahere, October 27, 2022
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    • Leo Gura
    • November 26, 2022

14. Kastrup crybabies out of debate

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    By Scholar, October 3, 2023
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    • Danioover9000
    • October 8, 2023

15. DALL-E 3 is here (and it's free)!

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    By DefinitelyNotARobot, October 25, 2023
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    • Rafael Thundercat
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16. Apple Vision Pro has been announced!

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    By Yimpa, June 5, 2023
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17. Is Stage Theory BS? - Nora Bateson's Critique

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    By UnbornTao, July 15, 2023
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18. When will Aliens be revealed to the public? Or will they reveal themselves first?

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    By Phil King, July 4, 2023
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19. My thoughts on Hyper-Mind

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    By Davino, Saturday at 05:46 PM
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20. Leo's pc

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    By OBEler, November 18, 2023
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21. Is science really "objective "?

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    By Someone here, August 17, 2022
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    • August 25, 2022

22. GPT-4 Is Out Now

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    By Yimpa, March 14, 2023
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23. Did I misunderstood Wittgenstein or he is actually super-overrated, useless to study?

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    By Rasheed, June 28, 2023
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24. Leo Gura Debunked

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    By kray, June 6, 2022
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25. How to determine if an AI machine is sentient?

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    By LSD-Rumi, April 1, 2023
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26. A Summary of CSJoseph's "What is Extraverted Thinking"

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    By JuliusCaesar, October 22, 2022
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27. How is intelligence and size of the brain interlinked?

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    By Jannes, August 19, 2023
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28. Do we have free will?

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    By Elshaddai, February 21
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29. Let’s Make Spiral Dynamics Bigger

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    By Julian gabriel, November 6, 2022
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30. Western philosophy

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    By Vibroverse, September 20, 2022
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31. What is more ethical to kill: A blue whale or 800000 shrimps?

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    By Jannes, March 23, 2023
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32. Bad Design With My Computer and the Forum

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    By AndylizedAAY, February 5, 2023
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    • Sincerity
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33. Cool studies suggesting trans people have different brains

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    By Carl-Richard, September 19, 2023
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34. Share your A.I. generations

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    By Sucuk Ekmek, October 19, 2022
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    • MuadDib
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35. Arguments for intelligent design

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    By MuadDib, October 3, 2023
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    • LastThursday
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36. OpenAi's New Sora Video Generator

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    By VictorB02, February 16
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37. A theory of everything?

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    By Someone here, May 7, 2022
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38. Elon Musk Announced xAI - A Tool For Understanding The Universe

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    By CARDOZZO, July 12, 2023
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39. What is a map?

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    By LastThursday, November 2, 2023
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40. My Metaphysical Map

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    By Carl-Richard, June 23, 2022
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    • June 27, 2022

41. Socrates on Love: Agree?

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    By Matt23, August 26, 2022
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    • Sucuk Ekmek
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42. Is the work of David Hawkins worthwhile?

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    By DocWatts, December 15, 2022
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43. Slave morality?

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    By Husseinisdoingfine, May 26, 2022
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    • Oeaohoo
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44. First James Webb Telescope Image released

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    By Scholar, July 11, 2022
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45. PhD holders waste their potential on teaching

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    By LSD-Rumi, August 3, 2023
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    • Carl-Richard
    • August 8, 2023

46. Great Art Mega-Thread

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    By LSD-Rumi, August 3, 2023
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    • September 16, 2023

47. A World WITHOUT Money | Thought Experiment

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    By ryoko, April 11
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48. The brain receives almost no input, maybe none at all.

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    By axiom, June 6, 2022
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49. If you had to teach a class in university...

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    By Nilsi, July 17, 2023
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    • An young being
    • October 15, 2023

50. Interesting Math Videos Mega-Thread

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    By Sincerity, October 11, 2023
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