Cristi Stoica
@crististoica.bsky.social
Foundations of #physics/#math physics, with a twist for #consciousness.
I think freedom of thought and speech are the source of all freedoms and rights, and of #science.
I think freedom of thought and speech are the source of all freedoms and rights, and of #science.
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Cristi Stoica
@crististoica.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Is consciousness grounded in matter or the other way around?
We will ask physics about physicalism, zombies, and consciousness. This video is an as-simple-as-I-could explanation of this article https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/23108/ We will use a bit of physic
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My new video, in which I explain in simple terms my paper "Asking physics about physicalism, zombies, and consciousness"
rumble.com/v5bvl7x-phys...
rumble.com/v5bvl7x-phys...
If Everett is right, every one of us will have evidence. But don't hold your breath. Or hold it, if you can't wait.
June 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If Everett is right, every one of us will have evidence. But don't hold your breath. Or hold it, if you can't wait.
The true moment the AI passed the Turing Test was when it began to hallucinate.
May 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The true moment the AI passed the Turing Test was when it began to hallucinate.
They move in straight lines in Euclidean geometry.
But do they also move in straight lines in hyperbolic geometry (in a disk inside a rotating Poincaré disk)?
But do they also move in straight lines in hyperbolic geometry (in a disk inside a rotating Poincaré disk)?
April 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
They move in straight lines in Euclidean geometry.
But do they also move in straight lines in hyperbolic geometry (in a disk inside a rotating Poincaré disk)?
But do they also move in straight lines in hyperbolic geometry (in a disk inside a rotating Poincaré disk)?
Is this correct?
February 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Is this correct?
Unitary Flow: Just one day after ChatGPT failed, OpenAI o3-mini was launched, so I tested it again on the omnivore wolf, goat and cabbage www.unitaryflow.com/2025/02/open...
OpenAI o3-mini solves omnivore wolf, goat and cabbage problem
OpenAI o3-mini solves the omnivore wolf, goat and cabbage problem OpenAI just released o3-mini , so obviously I had to check if it can s...
www.unitaryflow.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Unitary Flow: Just one day after ChatGPT failed, OpenAI o3-mini was launched, so I tested it again on the omnivore wolf, goat and cabbage www.unitaryflow.com/2025/02/open...
Asking the AIs the wolf, goat & cabbage problem, but with rock, paper & scissors instead 😈 ChatGPT:
January 30, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Asking the AIs the wolf, goat & cabbage problem, but with rock, paper & scissors instead 😈 ChatGPT:
Why I think this is important. I think it shows that either consciousness doesn't reduce to knowledge (contrary to the Illusionist claim), or that the current LLM AIs don't really have knowledge.
October 22, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Why I think this is important. I think it shows that either consciousness doesn't reduce to knowledge (contrary to the Illusionist claim), or that the current LLM AIs don't really have knowledge.
ChatGPT supports "The Knowledge Argument" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowled...)
![Q. Please tell me if you have access to research on the neurophysiology of vision, and if this allows you to know what it's like to experience red.
A. I do have access to research on the neurophysiology of vision, including how the brain processes visual information like colors. Neurophysiological studies have explored how photoreceptors in the retina (cones sensitive to different wavelengths) send signals to the brain, which are processed in areas like the visual cortex, allowing us to perceive colors such as red.
However, while this research explains the biological mechanisms behind color perception, it doesn’t allow me (or anyone else) to directly experience "what it’s like" to see red—this subjective experience is known as the qualia of color. Qualia are private, first-person experiences that remain beyond purely scientific explanation, as they pertain to consciousness itself.
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So, while I understand the mechanics, I don’t have access to the actual experience.
Q. You said "So, while I understand the mechanics, I don’t have access to the actual experience.". What is the implication for the knowledge argument?
Q. The statement "So, while I understand the mechanics, I don’t have access to the actual experience" is relevant to the knowledge argument, particularly in how it highlights the distinction between knowledge of facts and the experiential knowledge of qualia.
The knowledge argument, famously illustrated by Frank Jackson's thought experiment about Mary, posits that there are some aspects of consciousness that cannot be fully captured by physical explanations alone. Here’s how it relates to the statement:
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In summary, the statement reinforces the knowledge argument's claim that understanding the mechanics of consciousness does not equate to experiencing consciousness itself, emphasizing a fundamental limitation in our understanding of the mind.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:blfwtdm6gszzvy3iu3xq42w3/bafkreifwmf4qx5p4ztub5k5amgohvhf47kglyuk5gxjo3pbs6s7smfopxm@jpeg)
October 22, 2024 at 5:45 AM
ChatGPT supports "The Knowledge Argument" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowled...)
Best questions, the ones that poke holes in the fabric of the illusion woven by insufficiently examined conventionality, seem stupid. But just because a question stupefies you it doesn't mean it's stupid.
September 26, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Best questions, the ones that poke holes in the fabric of the illusion woven by insufficiently examined conventionality, seem stupid. But just because a question stupefies you it doesn't mean it's stupid.
My new video, in which I explain in simple terms my paper "Asking physics about physicalism, zombies, and consciousness"
rumble.com/v5bvl7x-phys...
rumble.com/v5bvl7x-phys...
Is consciousness grounded in matter or the other way around?
We will ask physics about physicalism, zombies, and consciousness. This video is an as-simple-as-I-could explanation of this article https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/23108/ We will use a bit of physic
rumble.com
August 25, 2024 at 5:47 AM
My new video, in which I explain in simple terms my paper "Asking physics about physicalism, zombies, and consciousness"
rumble.com/v5bvl7x-phys...
rumble.com/v5bvl7x-phys...
quantum mechanics is weird
August 10, 2024 at 9:30 AM
quantum mechanics is weird
What "Artificial Intelligence" really means?
May 28, 2024 at 9:48 AM
What "Artificial Intelligence" really means?
Sensory feast. Be warned: you may be overwhelmed by witnessing a highly concentrated dose of extremely careful planning, design, art, problem solving, patient hard work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocy0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocy0...
34x34 Rubik's Cube
It's my homage to the intersection of art and logic. It's the fractal child of the circus in my head. It's a magical accident of the cosmos, cubified and red...
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May 10, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Sensory feast. Be warned: you may be overwhelmed by witnessing a highly concentrated dose of extremely careful planning, design, art, problem solving, patient hard work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocy0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocy0...
I proved that 3 years before them and in full generality, but it's easy to miss literature when so many papers appear every day. My 2021 paper (and other papers at the bottom of this pic) also refutes "Hilbert space fundamentalism" (as coined by @seanmcarroll.bsky.social, comments welcome!).
May 3, 2024 at 3:19 PM
I proved that 3 years before them and in full generality, but it's easy to miss literature when so many papers appear every day. My 2021 paper (and other papers at the bottom of this pic) also refutes "Hilbert space fundamentalism" (as coined by @seanmcarroll.bsky.social, comments welcome!).
