Helen Edwards
@hekiwi.bsky.social
Artificial philosopher on the philosophy of AI
Find me at www.artificiality.world
Find me at www.artificiality.world
Anyone know what’s happening in the cricket?
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Anyone know what’s happening in the cricket?
When does computation become cognition? What if intelligence isn't confined to brains but emerges from simple rule-following systems?
Latest Artificiality podcast brings together two remarkable minds—Michael Levin (Tufts) and Blaise Aguera y Arcas (Google)
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Latest Artificiality podcast brings together two remarkable minds—Michael Levin (Tufts) and Blaise Aguera y Arcas (Google)
www.artificiality.world/blaise-aguer...
Blaise Aguera y Arcas and Michael Levin: The Computational Foundations of Life and Intelligence
A conversation with Blaise Aguera y Arcas (Google) and Michael Levin (Tufts University) about two recente papers on the computational foundations of life and intelligence.
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March 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
When does computation become cognition? What if intelligence isn't confined to brains but emerges from simple rule-following systems?
Latest Artificiality podcast brings together two remarkable minds—Michael Levin (Tufts) and Blaise Aguera y Arcas (Google)
www.artificiality.world/blaise-aguer...
Latest Artificiality podcast brings together two remarkable minds—Michael Levin (Tufts) and Blaise Aguera y Arcas (Google)
www.artificiality.world/blaise-aguer...
Attention! Well now I have it, Graham's work is vital. Attention is existential. #attentioneconomy #ai
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www.artificiality.world/d-graham-bur...
D. Graham Burnett: Attention and much more...
A conversation with attention activist and history of science professor D. Graham Burnett about attention and much more...
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February 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Attention! Well now I have it, Graham's work is vital. Attention is existential. #attentioneconomy #ai
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www.artificiality.world/d-graham-bur...
This is so incredibly cool. And a really fab robot use case to boot.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOUh...
Exploring “A travelling-wave strategy for plant–fungal trade”
YouTube video by SPUN
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February 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is so incredibly cool. And a really fab robot use case to boot.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOUh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOUh...
This is important research. If you’re confused about apparent contradictions in the AI adoption story a lot is explained by what people expect it to do to livelihoods, opportunity and purpose. #humanexperience #genai #artificiality
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U.S. Workers Are More Worried Than Hopeful About Future AI Use in the Workplace
American workers have mixed feelings about how AI technologies, like ChatGPT, will affect jobs in the future.
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February 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is important research. If you’re confused about apparent contradictions in the AI adoption story a lot is explained by what people expect it to do to livelihoods, opportunity and purpose. #humanexperience #genai #artificiality
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www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
DeepSeek: What Happened, What Matters, and Why It’s Interesting
YouTube video by Artificiality
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January 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
New frame: turkeys voting for Christmas explains a lot
January 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New frame: turkeys voting for Christmas explains a lot
What end of this spectrum are you closer to? Scale of 0 to 100:
0 - AI is “just math”
100 - AI is alive
What does it mean that information -> computation -> intelligence -> agency -> consciousness and even life?
#ai #humanexperience
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0 - AI is “just math”
100 - AI is alive
What does it mean that information -> computation -> intelligence -> agency -> consciousness and even life?
#ai #humanexperience
www.artificiality.world/the-artifici...
The Artificiality: How Life and Intelligence Emerge from Information and Shape the Human Experience
Explore how synthetic systems merge with organic experience in The Artificiality. Follow the journey from information to consciousness, where AI evolves from passive tools to active participants, resh...
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January 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
What end of this spectrum are you closer to? Scale of 0 to 100:
0 - AI is “just math”
100 - AI is alive
What does it mean that information -> computation -> intelligence -> agency -> consciousness and even life?
#ai #humanexperience
www.artificiality.world/the-artifici...
0 - AI is “just math”
100 - AI is alive
What does it mean that information -> computation -> intelligence -> agency -> consciousness and even life?
#ai #humanexperience
www.artificiality.world/the-artifici...
How do real life copilots feel about every ai being called a copilot
January 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
How do real life copilots feel about every ai being called a copilot
Brilliant. Just crazy good.
“Indeed, history suggests that greater awareness of the winner/loser dynamic can play out in opposite ways, and it’s not hard to imagine the mood switching from seeing today’s billionaires as genius titans to seeing them as clever thieves.”
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“Indeed, history suggests that greater awareness of the winner/loser dynamic can play out in opposite ways, and it’s not hard to imagine the mood switching from seeing today’s billionaires as genius titans to seeing them as clever thieves.”
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Geoff’s Substack | Geoff Mulgan | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Geoff’s Substack, by Geoff Mulgan, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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January 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Brilliant. Just crazy good.
“Indeed, history suggests that greater awareness of the winner/loser dynamic can play out in opposite ways, and it’s not hard to imagine the mood switching from seeing today’s billionaires as genius titans to seeing them as clever thieves.”
geoffmulgan.substack.com
“Indeed, history suggests that greater awareness of the winner/loser dynamic can play out in opposite ways, and it’s not hard to imagine the mood switching from seeing today’s billionaires as genius titans to seeing them as clever thieves.”
geoffmulgan.substack.com
Literally going mad at the AGI/ASI/UGI stuff atm. A salient reminder from history plus comments on what's at stake as we humans build what could well be our replacement. There's another way to think about AI and we simply must change the AGI conversation. #ai
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www.artificiality.world/agi-is-a-red...
AGI is a Red Herring
The current obsession with AGI, fueled by the hype from companies like OpenAI, is a dangerous distraction we must firmly reject. Don't fall for the red herring argument that we need superintelligent A...
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January 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Literally going mad at the AGI/ASI/UGI stuff atm. A salient reminder from history plus comments on what's at stake as we humans build what could well be our replacement. There's another way to think about AI and we simply must change the AGI conversation. #ai
www.artificiality.world/agi-is-a-red...
www.artificiality.world/agi-is-a-red...
Nothing beats using Lego to imagine something better from AI. #artificialityinstitute #humanexperience #ai #artificiality #artificialitysummit2024
January 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Nothing beats using Lego to imagine something better from AI. #artificialityinstitute #humanexperience #ai #artificiality #artificialitysummit2024
This chart is stunning, but what’s on the y-axis here doesn’t reflect the complexity of the human experience. The exponential leap in AI capabilities might look like progress, but is it progress for us? How can humans can keep up, adapt, and shape what comes next? #ai #openai #artificiality
January 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This chart is stunning, but what’s on the y-axis here doesn’t reflect the complexity of the human experience. The exponential leap in AI capabilities might look like progress, but is it progress for us? How can humans can keep up, adapt, and shape what comes next? #ai #openai #artificiality
Doyne Farmer’s new book on the subject of complexity and economics is a must read for anyone interested in better prediction and modeling in a chaotic world. Take a listen and grab a copy. #sfi #oxforduniversity #complexity #chaos #economics
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Doyne Farmer: Making Sense of Chaos
An interview with Doyne Farmer about complexity economics and his new book, Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World.
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January 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Doyne Farmer’s new book on the subject of complexity and economics is a must read for anyone interested in better prediction and modeling in a chaotic world. Take a listen and grab a copy. #sfi #oxforduniversity #complexity #chaos #economics
www.artificiality.world/doyne-farmer...
www.artificiality.world/doyne-farmer...
The three #bestbooks I read in 2024.
Life As No One Knows It by Sara Imari Walker. How Life Works by Philip Ball. Living On Earth by Peter Godfrey-Smith. All #life, no #AI. One of the best ways to think about AI is to think about life instead. Happy 2025, looking forward to more great #reading
Life As No One Knows It by Sara Imari Walker. How Life Works by Philip Ball. Living On Earth by Peter Godfrey-Smith. All #life, no #AI. One of the best ways to think about AI is to think about life instead. Happy 2025, looking forward to more great #reading
December 31, 2024 at 9:45 PM
The three #bestbooks I read in 2024.
Life As No One Knows It by Sara Imari Walker. How Life Works by Philip Ball. Living On Earth by Peter Godfrey-Smith. All #life, no #AI. One of the best ways to think about AI is to think about life instead. Happy 2025, looking forward to more great #reading
Life As No One Knows It by Sara Imari Walker. How Life Works by Philip Ball. Living On Earth by Peter Godfrey-Smith. All #life, no #AI. One of the best ways to think about AI is to think about life instead. Happy 2025, looking forward to more great #reading
If life is computational what does it mean for our experience in an AI world? That’s what I spend all my time considering. www.artificiality.world/what-ai-and-...
What AI and Biology Reveal About the Future of Autonomous Systems
It’s curious that these two papers, tackling such similar ideas, came out at the same time. Is this coincidence, or does it tell us something about where the study of life and intelligence is heading?
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November 22, 2024 at 6:06 PM
If life is computational what does it mean for our experience in an AI world? That’s what I spend all my time considering. www.artificiality.world/what-ai-and-...
Is the only way to really enjoy Vision Pro to be lying on your back “looking” at the ceiling? It will no doubt get lighter. Or my neck will get stronger.
February 10, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Is the only way to really enjoy Vision Pro to be lying on your back “looking” at the ceiling? It will no doubt get lighter. Or my neck will get stronger.
Planning some thoughts on how AI, in the broadest possible sense, fits into our lives, in the broadest possible sense
February 10, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Planning some thoughts on how AI, in the broadest possible sense, fits into our lives, in the broadest possible sense