#1890

Mentioned in 13 episodes

The society of mind

Book • 1986

In 'The Society of Mind', Marvin Minsky presents a revolutionary theory of how the human mind works.

He describes the mind as a collection of simple, mindless agents that interact to produce complex cognitive functions.

The book is composed of 270 self-contained essays divided into 30 chapters, each contributing to a unified theory of the mind.

Minsky explores concepts such as language, memory, learning, consciousness, and the sense of self, offering a philosophical and computational perspective on intelligence.

The theory posits that intelligence stems from the diversity and cooperation of these agents, rather than any single principle or formal system.

Mentioned by

Melanie Mitchell

Juan Enriquez Cabot

Mentioned in 13 episodes

Mencionado por

Antonio Rallo

al hablar de su interacción con figuras clave en el campo de la inteligencia artificial durante su tiempo en Apple.

#332. Antonio Rallo - Disrupción, Lujo Accesible y la IA como la Nueva Electricidad

Erwähnt von

Sascha Lobo

, der Marvin Minsky zitiert, um die Rolle von Gefühlen für Intelligenz zu analysieren.

Was man über ChatGPT & Co wissen muss

Mentioned by

David McRaney

, describing human intelligence as a collection of simple subunits.

310 - Align Your Mind - Britt Frank

Mentioned by

Derya Unutmaz

as a valuable book on AI, even by today's standards.

Frontier Models for Frontier Science with Professor Derya Unutmaz, Immunologist & ChatGPT Pro Grantee

Mentioned by

Connor Leahy

as a book he read when he was younger.

#112 AVOIDING AGI APOCALYPSE - CONNOR LEAHY

Mentioned by

Ben Goertzel

as an inspiration for his work on AGI.

#58 Dr. Ben Goertzel - Artificial General Intelligence

Mentioned by

James Tripp

as a relevant book illustrating the concept of multiple interacting parts within the mind.

Parts Work: The Multiplicity of the Mind

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

as the first AI book he read and one of his favorites.

#031 WE GOT ACCESS TO GPT-3! (With Gary Marcus, Walid Saba and Connor Leahy)

Mentioned by

Melanie Mitchell

when discussing the challenges of AI and the difficulty of tasks that seem easy to humans.

#57 - Prof. Melanie Mitchell - Why AI is harder than we think

Mentioned by

Michael Malice

in relation to the circulation of elites and the inherent hierarchies in political systems.

#200 – Michael Malice: Totalitarianism and Anarchy

Mencionado por

Juan Enriquez Cabot

, quien estudió con él en MIT.

#225. Juan Enriquez Cabot - El Código de la Vida, Cómo la Tecnología Define la Ética y Negociar la Paz con el EZLN

Mentioned by

Chuck Thorpe

while discussing his early work with robots at Carnegie Mellon.

Chuck Thorpe - How CMU Became an Autonomous Vehicle Powerhouse

Mentioned by

Pedro Domingos

in the context of his theory of mind and its relation to the master algorithm.

#65 Prof. PEDRO DOMINGOS [Unplugged]

Mentioned by

Brendan Kelly

as a book that explains the theory of AI by decomposing what the brain does.

Enterprise AI is Evolving: Key Takeaways

Mentioned by

Kaj Sotala

as a classic book in AI from the 80s that speculates on the topic of multi-agent models of the mind.

How many minds do you have? (with Kaj Sotala)

Mentioned by

James Tripp

when discussing the modular nature of the mind and how different parts of the self can have conflicting motivations.

AoE #30 - Transcending Ambivalence and Aligning Motivation

Mentioned by

Kevin Kelly

as the originator of the 'Society of Mind' theory, which posits that the mind is composed of smaller agents working together.

How to Predict the Future With Kevin Kelly, WIRED's Cofounder

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!

App store banner

Play store banner