Ron Chrisley
@chrisley.bsky.social
Professor of CogSci & AI at the University of Sussex, UK. Co-founder at Tenyx (now part of Salesforce AI). Interests include AI/ML, Philosophy, Creativity, Consciousness, Music, Paradoxes, Logic, Politics
In an hour’s time I’m giving a COGS Research Seminar entitled “Can GPTs be more than Stochastic Parrots? Informationally Grounded Utterances”
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Can GPTs be more than Stochastic Parrots? Informationally Grounded Utterances
Despite the impressive ability of large language models (LLMs) to generate outputs that are often correct, informative, and apparently insightful or...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
In an hour’s time I’m giving a COGS Research Seminar entitled “Can GPTs be more than Stochastic Parrots? Informationally Grounded Utterances”
www.sussex.ac.uk/schools/psyc...
www.sussex.ac.uk/schools/psyc...
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Philosoph Tim Crane: „KI kann keine Meinung haben“
Kann ein Computer ein Bewusstsein entwickeln? Kann er etwas wissen? Diese Fragen stellt sich der britische Philosoph Tim Crane. Mit der FURCHE sprach er darüber – und über Religion und den Sinn des Le...
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September 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
There you go www.furche.at/feuilleton/p...
In beautiful Amden, Switzerland for the Society for Mind Matter Research. This year’s theme is “Flourishing” and we’ve heard a wide range of fascinating talks on the connections between well-being/personal growth and consciousness science. My talk: “Flourishing in the Age of Intelligent Machines”.
September 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
In beautiful Amden, Switzerland for the Society for Mind Matter Research. This year’s theme is “Flourishing” and we’ve heard a wide range of fascinating talks on the connections between well-being/personal growth and consciousness science. My talk: “Flourishing in the Age of Intelligent Machines”.
Breathtakingly dramatic compositions excellently performed. tonusperegrinus.bandcamp.com/album/music-...
August 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Breathtakingly dramatic compositions excellently performed. tonusperegrinus.bandcamp.com/album/music-...
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All of us at the birth of the School of Cognitive Sciences in 86 became the intellectual children of Maggie Boden and Aaron Sloman, and much improved for it. On this event I feel less the great loss, more the impact of an incredible life, well lived. An unstoppable force
Margaret Boden, giant of Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of AI, is one of the people whose lives will be remembered on BBC Radio 4’s Last Word programme tomorrow at 4pm UK time. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Dame Cleo Laine, Hulk Hogan, Margaret Boden, Tom Lehrer
Matthew Bannister on a singer, a wrestler, a cognitive scientist and a satirist.
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August 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
All of us at the birth of the School of Cognitive Sciences in 86 became the intellectual children of Maggie Boden and Aaron Sloman, and much improved for it. On this event I feel less the great loss, more the impact of an incredible life, well lived. An unstoppable force
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We're so excited to share the recording of our fascinating talk with Neil D. Lawrence talking about his latest book, The Atomic Human, with Ron Chrisley.
Do your ears (and your brain) a favour, and go take a listen now!
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social @cst.cam.ac.uk
Do your ears (and your brain) a favour, and go take a listen now!
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social @cst.cam.ac.uk
August 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We're so excited to share the recording of our fascinating talk with Neil D. Lawrence talking about his latest book, The Atomic Human, with Ron Chrisley.
Do your ears (and your brain) a favour, and go take a listen now!
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social @cst.cam.ac.uk
Do your ears (and your brain) a favour, and go take a listen now!
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social @cst.cam.ac.uk
Margaret Boden, giant of Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of AI, is one of the people whose lives will be remembered on BBC Radio 4’s Last Word programme tomorrow at 4pm UK time. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Dame Cleo Laine, Hulk Hogan, Margaret Boden, Tom Lehrer
Matthew Bannister on a singer, a wrestler, a cognitive scientist and a satirist.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Margaret Boden, giant of Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of AI, is one of the people whose lives will be remembered on BBC Radio 4’s Last Word programme tomorrow at 4pm UK time. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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First results are out for the K Prize:
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Eduardo Rocha de Andrade will receive $50K for the win where his final score is based on correct answers to just 7.5% of the questions on the “contamination-free version of SWE-Bench”
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Eduardo Rocha de Andrade will receive $50K for the win where his final score is based on correct answers to just 7.5% of the questions on the “contamination-free version of SWE-Bench”
Konwinski Prize - AI Software Engineering Challenge
I’m giving $1M to the first team that exceeds 90% on a new version of SWE-bench.
www.kprize.ai
July 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
First results are out for the K Prize:
www.kprize.ai
Eduardo Rocha de Andrade will receive $50K for the win where his final score is based on correct answers to just 7.5% of the questions on the “contamination-free version of SWE-Bench”
www.kprize.ai
Eduardo Rocha de Andrade will receive $50K for the win where his final score is based on correct answers to just 7.5% of the questions on the “contamination-free version of SWE-Bench”
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We had a thoroughly fascinating and entertaining evening yesterday with Neil D. Lawrence discussing his book, The Atomic Human, & all things to do with what makes us human in this fast evolving world of technology, with Ron Chrisley of Sussex University.
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We had a thoroughly fascinating and entertaining evening yesterday with Neil D. Lawrence discussing his book, The Atomic Human, & all things to do with what makes us human in this fast evolving world of technology, with Ron Chrisley of Sussex University.
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social
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Join us in Brighton on Wednesday 23rd July, with Neil D Lawrence, and learn what it is that makes us human in the age of AI.
Tix link in comments
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @sussexai.bsky.social @cst.cam.ac.uk @sussex.ac.uk
Tix link in comments
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @sussexai.bsky.social @cst.cam.ac.uk @sussex.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Join us in Brighton on Wednesday 23rd July, with Neil D Lawrence, and learn what it is that makes us human in the age of AI.
Tix link in comments
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @sussexai.bsky.social @cst.cam.ac.uk @sussex.ac.uk
Tix link in comments
@lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @sussexai.bsky.social @cst.cam.ac.uk @sussex.ac.uk
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Calling the Brighton AI community - Neil D. Lawrence, DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at Cambridge University, will be discussing his book, The Atomic Human, on Wed 23rd July - Tix link in comments.
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social #AI #brighton
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social #AI #brighton
July 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Calling the Brighton AI community - Neil D. Lawrence, DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at Cambridge University, will be discussing his book, The Atomic Human, on Wed 23rd July - Tix link in comments.
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social #AI #brighton
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @lawrennd.bsky.social @chrisley.bsky.social #AI #brighton
In 2.5 hours (7pm Barcelona time) I will give my talk entitled "Do current AI models have mental imagery?" If you are at The Science of Consciousness conference please come by! #TSC2025 #Barcelona #MachineConsciousness
July 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In 2.5 hours (7pm Barcelona time) I will give my talk entitled "Do current AI models have mental imagery?" If you are at The Science of Consciousness conference please come by! #TSC2025 #Barcelona #MachineConsciousness
As promised, here’s the title and abstract for the talk I gave earlier today in Barcelona: “First, Do No Harm: AI for the Market Mind”
July 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
As promised, here’s the title and abstract for the talk I gave earlier today in Barcelona: “First, Do No Harm: AI for the Market Mind”
On the plane to Spain! Specifically Barcelona to speak at the inaugural workshop of the Cognitive Economics Collaboration Initiative tomorrow, & at The Science of Consciousness conference on Wednesday. Details later. #marketmind #machineconsciousness #finai consciousness.arizona.edu/tsc-2025-bar...
TSC 2025 Barcelona - Flyer
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July 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
On the plane to Spain! Specifically Barcelona to speak at the inaugural workshop of the Cognitive Economics Collaboration Initiative tomorrow, & at The Science of Consciousness conference on Wednesday. Details later. #marketmind #machineconsciousness #finai consciousness.arizona.edu/tsc-2025-bar...
At University College London, attending a memorial symposium for my friend and colleague Basil Hiley, who passed away earlier this year. Paavo Pylkkänen, pictured here, was a good friend and close collaborator of Basil’s. Sir Roger Penrose will be the final speaker. indico.cern.ch/event/1543974/
June 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
At University College London, attending a memorial symposium for my friend and colleague Basil Hiley, who passed away earlier this year. Paavo Pylkkänen, pictured here, was a good friend and close collaborator of Basil’s. Sir Roger Penrose will be the final speaker. indico.cern.ch/event/1543974/
“Gödel's Loophole is a supposed "inner contradiction" in the Constitution of the United States which Gödel postulated in 1947. The loophole would permit America's republican structure to be legally turned into a dictatorship.”
That's what Gödel said.
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Gödel's Loophole - Wikipedia
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June 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
“Gödel's Loophole is a supposed "inner contradiction" in the Constitution of the United States which Gödel postulated in 1947. The loophole would permit America's republican structure to be legally turned into a dictatorship.”
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That's what Gödel said.
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en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6...
Gödel's Loophole - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
June 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
That's what Gödel said.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6...
On my way to Helsinki to give a keynote: “Method and creativity: Toward AI tools for constructively divergent thinking”, as part of Method and Convergence 2025 www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
International Conference on Methodology of Philosophy | University of Helsinki
2-4 June 2025, University of Helsinki, Finland
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June 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
On my way to Helsinki to give a keynote: “Method and creativity: Toward AI tools for constructively divergent thinking”, as part of Method and Convergence 2025 www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
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Fantastic to see this empirical demonstration of how people can specifically control their decision bias, separately from performance. Terrific work by Clémence Compain and brilliant supervision and vision from @maxinesherman.bsky.social
The first preprint from Clémence Compain's PhD 🎉 She showed that on a low-stakes numerosity task, people can reduce their decision bias on instruction and do so non-trivially, in a manner distinct from simply "trying harder". Well done Clémence!
with @anilseth.bsky.social
with @anilseth.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Fantastic to see this empirical demonstration of how people can specifically control their decision bias, separately from performance. Terrific work by Clémence Compain and brilliant supervision and vision from @maxinesherman.bsky.social
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Very soon @IP_SAS Responsible AI conference at Univ of London, Senate House, 19-20 May. Rob Reich (Stanford), Julia Hass, Laura Weidinger (Google DeepMind) Rachel Sterkin (HKU), Kate Vredndenbugh (LSE), James Kirkpatrick (Ox) Nora Ni LoiDeain, Barry Smith (SAS)
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Responsible AI
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May 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Very soon @IP_SAS Responsible AI conference at Univ of London, Senate House, 19-20 May. Rob Reich (Stanford), Julia Hass, Laura Weidinger (Google DeepMind) Rachel Sterkin (HKU), Kate Vredndenbugh (LSE), James Kirkpatrick (Ox) Nora Ni LoiDeain, Barry Smith (SAS)
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Our situation, in prose poetry.
May 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Our situation, in prose poetry.
Next week at @ucl.ac.uk, reps from two approaches in physics, the quantum potential (Bohm) and the dynamic universe (Suntola), will seek common ground. I'll close the first day with commentary on Pylkkänen's presentation on developments in active information.
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Programme | Quantum potential meets the Dynamic Universe | University of Helsinki
Quantum Potential Meets The Dynamic Universe An international workshop at the University College London, May 16-17, 2025 Darwin building, Room B15, University College London (UCL), Gower Street, Londo...
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May 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Next week at @ucl.ac.uk, reps from two approaches in physics, the quantum potential (Bohm) and the dynamic universe (Suntola), will seek common ground. I'll close the first day with commentary on Pylkkänen's presentation on developments in active information.
www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
AI and wellbeing! Pleased to be a part of the discussion this Friday at Sussex. "Opportunities, threats and responsibilities" indeed. Hoping to learn a lot from my fellow panelists/speakers/attendees.
May 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
AI and wellbeing! Pleased to be a part of the discussion this Friday at Sussex. "Opportunities, threats and responsibilities" indeed. Hoping to learn a lot from my fellow panelists/speakers/attendees.