The theories of Mark Solms — that #consciousness is seated in the upper brainstem rather than the cortex, and the "light" of consciousness goes out when the ability to feel is removed — are something that #AGI researchers ought to study.
Spirit is the emergent signature of neural architecture.
#VR didn't really take off because not enough artists cared or were encouraged to care about it. Almost everything made for VR is just games by programmers or marketers. There are very few artistic VR games. Half-Life: Alyx is one.
And for this reason, VR remained merely a toy in the eyes of the world. It's a holiday gift for children. It's not taken very seriously, except by programmers and marketers. I can think of countless artistic VR games that could be made. It's really too bad.
Engineers see #neuralnetworks as algorithmized perception. That's why they use terms like "thinking," "reasoning," "learning," and "agent" to describe what is at bottom still just 1s and 0s. They are confused on this matter because they lack an education in #psychology.
On the other hand, #AGI, which is basically the algorithm of algorithms, might be possible. It is not impossible to imagine. But it will only happen once a proper psychologist decides to become an engineer.
The question no one is asking:
#aiphilosophy #aiethics #nietzsche
https://arthurleemason.substack.com/p/what-is-the-will-to-power-of-a-neural
