The New Laws of Robotics - Dr. Karl Friston, Cognitive Neuroscientist
The DemystifySci Podcast
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The Principle of Lasting Action Is the Fundamental Principle of Free Energy and Isn't It Magic?
"Vitalism is the idea that something magical must have happened along a path which allowed it to kind of tip over into some kind of willful awareness" "It emerges either at a scale or it might emerge at some point in evolution and perhaps a more important question is what is it that i try to remember your nice words you actually said?" says Dr Richard Dawkins. We can draw a bright line between things that follow path of least action from a ball rolling downhill as opposed to walking uphill, he adds. And we could argue with bumblebees when it comes to being able to plan their own future but there's no reason why they shouldn't be capable of doing so too - even if
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