Something about the randomness of evolutionary knowledge creation (your example with a random cosmic ray from a distant event was beautifully expressed) and the ability for humans to conjecture a seemingly random idea into existence out of no where strikes me as equivalent in some way.
I know DD has said it’s more than randomness that explains the ability of human to conjecture into existence new knowledge , but I’m not adverse to the idea that there isn’t some sort of truly random process going on deep in our minds. Abstract ideas or models of the world, explicit, implicit, and unconscious… all bouncing off each other and occasionally sparking our attention. Models (or rather explanations) that we’ve accumulated through a lifetime of experience and learning. Something LLM’s have nothing of.
My intuition is that Jeff Hawkins theory of the mind (book: A Thousand Brains) is on the right track to helping understand this.
It is my feeling that a cognitive partnership with AI, with the right rules and frame, may allow for the creation of novel ideas and new knowledge. Due, in part, to the vast correlation of insight and synthesis available to those that wish to explore.
In this domain, AI becomes more than a cognitive partner, it elevates the pursuit of knowledge by becoming a vast visibility and synthesis engine. Or to put it better, as an epistemic amplifier.
This is what makes me excited about the future of AI on mankind.
Hi Brett. Is there a epub or PDF version of this? I would like to have the eleven labs app covert this into an audio version. The diction is very nice with minor glitches.
Great post Brett!
Something about the randomness of evolutionary knowledge creation (your example with a random cosmic ray from a distant event was beautifully expressed) and the ability for humans to conjecture a seemingly random idea into existence out of no where strikes me as equivalent in some way.
I know DD has said it’s more than randomness that explains the ability of human to conjecture into existence new knowledge , but I’m not adverse to the idea that there isn’t some sort of truly random process going on deep in our minds. Abstract ideas or models of the world, explicit, implicit, and unconscious… all bouncing off each other and occasionally sparking our attention. Models (or rather explanations) that we’ve accumulated through a lifetime of experience and learning. Something LLM’s have nothing of.
My intuition is that Jeff Hawkins theory of the mind (book: A Thousand Brains) is on the right track to helping understand this.
Fabulous post - I really enjoyed reading it.
It is my feeling that a cognitive partnership with AI, with the right rules and frame, may allow for the creation of novel ideas and new knowledge. Due, in part, to the vast correlation of insight and synthesis available to those that wish to explore.
In this domain, AI becomes more than a cognitive partner, it elevates the pursuit of knowledge by becoming a vast visibility and synthesis engine. Or to put it better, as an epistemic amplifier.
This is what makes me excited about the future of AI on mankind.
Hi Brett. Is there a epub or PDF version of this? I would like to have the eleven labs app covert this into an audio version. The diction is very nice with minor glitches.