The loneliness of despotism, or the fear of violent death.

The loneliness of despotism, or the fear of violent death.

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by Suhel Ahmad | Last Updated on July 18, 2020 | Created on July 18, 2020

It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait for it to abolish itself from below.

It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait for it to abolish itself from below.

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by Suhel Ahmad | Last Updated on July 18, 2020 | Created on July 18, 2020

Men of Athens… In truth I would not tell it to you if I did not care so much for all Hellas; I myself am by ancient descent a Greek, and I would not willingly see Hellas change her freedom for slavery. I tell you, then, that Mardonius and his army cannot get omens to his liking from the sacrifices. Otherwise you would have fought long before this. Now, however, it is his purpose to pay no heed to the sacrifices, and to attack at the first glimmer of dawn, for he fears, as I surmise, that your numbers will become still greater. Therefore, I urge you to prepare, and if (as may be) Mardonius should delay and not attack, wait patiently where you are; for he has but a few days’ provisions left. If, however, this war ends as you wish, then must you take thought how to save me too from slavery, who have done so desperate a deed as this for the sake of Hellas in my desire to declare to you Mardonius’ intent so that the barbarians may not attack you suddenly before you yet expect them. I who speak am Alexander the Macedonian.

Men of Athens… In truth I would not tell it to you if I did not care so much for all Hellas; I myself am by ancient descent a Greek, and I would not willingly see Hellas change her freedom for slavery. I tell you, then, that Mardonius and his army cannot get omens to […]

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by Suhel Ahmad | Last Updated on July 18, 2020 | Created on July 18, 2020

Tell your king (Xerxes), who sent you, how his Greek viceroy of Macedonia has received you hospitably.

Tell your king (Xerxes), who sent you, how his Greek viceroy of Macedonia has received you hospitably.

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by Suhel Ahmad | Last Updated on July 18, 2020 | Created on July 18, 2020

Some researchers, such as Igor Aleksander, were even describing their laptops as conscious.

Some researchers, such as Igor Aleksander, were even describing their laptops as conscious.

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by Suhel Ahmad | Last Updated on July 18, 2020 | Created on July 18, 2020

Dan Dennett once said that if he hadn’t become a philosopher, he might have become an engineer. I think Igor has shown us that the gap between the two professions may be smaller than we think.

Dan Dennett once said that if he hadn’t become a philosopher, he might have become an engineer. I think Igor has shown us that the gap between the two professions may be smaller than we think.

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by Suhel Ahmad | Last Updated on July 18, 2020 | Created on July 18, 2020

To date there seems to be only one serious attempt to create an artificially conscious entity. This is the goal of Igor Aleksander at Imperial College, where he has created an artificial neural net (ANN) called Magnus, designed to be conscious in the sense of being able to tell us what it is like to be Magnus.

To date there seems to be only one serious attempt to create an artificially conscious entity. This is the goal of Igor Aleksander at Imperial College, where he has created an artificial neural net (ANN) called Magnus, designed to be conscious in the sense of being able to tell us what it is like to […]

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by Suhel Ahmad | Last Updated on July 18, 2020 | Created on July 18, 2020

Machine consciousness refers to attempts by those who design and analyse informational machines to apply their methods to various ways of understanding consciousness and to examine the possible role of consciousness in informational machines.

Machine consciousness refers to attempts by those who design and analyse informational machines to apply their methods to various ways of understanding consciousness and to examine the possible role of consciousness in informational machines.

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by Suhel Ahmad | Last Updated on July 18, 2020 | Created on July 18, 2020

An opportunity for cybernetics to change the course of the philosophy of mind was missed when intentionality was misinterpreted as “the providing of coded knowledge”.

An opportunity for cybernetics to change the course of the philosophy of mind was missed when intentionality was misinterpreted as “the providing of coded knowledge”.

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by Suhel Ahmad | Last Updated on July 18, 2020 | Created on July 18, 2020

Neural computing is the study of cellular networks that have a natural property for storing experimental knowledge. Such systems bear a resemblance to the brain in the sense that knowledge is acquired through training rather than programming and is retained due to changes in node functions. The knowledge takes the form of stable states or cycles of states in the operation of the et. A central property of such nets is to recall these states or cycles in response to the presentation of cues.

Neural computing is the study of cellular networks that have a natural property for storing experimental knowledge. Such systems bear a resemblance to the brain in the sense that knowledge is acquired through training rather than programming and is retained due to changes in node functions. The knowledge takes the form of stable states or […]

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by Suhel Ahmad | Last Updated on July 18, 2020 | Created on July 18, 2020