AI's Without Minds
Ellen Burns, PhD, The Strategic LinguistAI doesn't have a mind, and neither do you — you have a brain
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The Assumption That's Been Running Philosophy of Mind for 300 Years
I’ll Learn About The Unconscious Mind in Philosophy, Right?
A few different things drew me to want to study the philosophy of mind. One of them was learning about language (see here, for why) and another was a fascination with the min...
The Cartesian Assumption Hidden in Free Will Experiments
It's relatively common today to hear people say we have no free will. The most well known determinist I know —i.e., someone who believes that all actions are caused in a way that leaves no room for free will — is Robert Sapolsky.
When you...
Physicalism, P Zombies, Functionalism, and Illusionism: a Brief Introduction
Functionalism and Physicalism
Theories in the philosophy of mind can be awfully technical. So much so, that to the average reader — and to trained philosophers — there will be disputes as to what the real differences lie. So I though...
What Bad Philosophy Costs Us in the Age of AI
The Broader Impacts of Functionalism in AI
I’ve been thinking more about the downstream effects of AI consciousness research, and the increasing claims that AI is ‘minded’ in some sense (usually the claims are about consciousness, sen...
It's Finally Here! I Turned My AI-Consciousness Evaluative Framework Into a Tool. Here's How to Use It.
This post is part of an ongoing series on AI consciousness and philosophy of mind. If you’re new here, start with the foundational posts on the Fundamental Asymmetry and the three diagnostic principles. Links below.
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Ellen Burns (PhD Columbia) has one argument: 'mind' was never a scientific category, and the entire AI consciousness debate is built on this mistake. Every Wednesday she shows you exactly where the reasoning breaks down
Decoding the grammar of power. Applying business strategy with pragmatics & sociolinguistics to expose how authority is constructed across corporate & AI ecosystems. Views my own, not my employer’s.
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