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Doug Hofstadter: Reflections on AI

Getting2Alpha

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The Origins of Doug's Interest in the Mind

Douglas Rushkoff talks about his interest in the mind and how he came to be writing good or less your bock. His youngest sister had brain damage, which led him to ask questions about a physical object supporting something so abstract and ineffable as a soul or an eye. He also says that Gödel's theorem opened all sorts of doors in his mind when he was 14 years old.

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