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Dr. Michael Levin on Embodied Minds and Cognitive Agents
From"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis
Dr. Michael Levin on Embodied Minds and Cognitive Agents
From"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis
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Length:
86 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, Dr Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University, joins Nathan to discuss embodied minds, his research into limb regeneration and collective intelligence, cognitive light cones, and much more. Michael and the Levin Lab work at the intersection of biology, artificial life, bioengineering, synthetic morphology, and cognitive science.
LINKS:
The Levin Lab and Dr. Michael Levin’s research: https://drmichaellevin.org/resources/
Dr Michael Levin’s blog: https://thoughtforms.life/about/
Tufts University Faculty Profile: https://as.tufts.edu/biology/people/faculty/michael-levin
Michael Levin @ Wyss Institute: https://wyss.harvard.edu/team/associate-faculty/michael-levin-ph-d/
Dr. Levin’s Research on Limb Regeneration: https://news.uchicago.edu/how-bioelectricity-could-regrow-limbs-and-organs
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Preview
(01:07) Intro and summary
(05:40) Xenobots, anthrobots and the other creatures created by Mike Levin
(09:39) Bioelectric memory rewriting
(15:01) Sponsor | BraveSearch API
(16:09) The difficulty of conducting simulations, which involve running forward passes to predict and alter electrical patterns
(20:30) The concept of backpropagation and mode switching in AI models
(23:06) Why humans do not regenerate their limbs
(37:10) Sponsor | Netsuite
(39:40) Learning from small and biological systems onto the concept of possible emergence
(45:16) The criticality of multiple scale questions and would a single scale?
(55:49) The concept of the cognitive light cone
(59:43) Advice on habits of mind and suggestions for inspiration on the AI side
(1:13:36) Mike's suggested directions for the AI developers
(1:24:49) Wrap & Sponsor | Omneky
LINKS:
The Levin Lab and Dr. Michael Levin’s research: https://drmichaellevin.org/resources/
Dr Michael Levin’s blog: https://thoughtforms.life/about/
Tufts University Faculty Profile: https://as.tufts.edu/biology/people/faculty/michael-levin
Michael Levin @ Wyss Institute: https://wyss.harvard.edu/team/associate-faculty/michael-levin-ph-d/
Dr. Levin’s Research on Limb Regeneration: https://news.uchicago.edu/how-bioelectricity-could-regrow-limbs-and-organs
SPONSORS:
The Brave search API can be used to assemble a data set to train your AI models and help with retrieval augmentation at the time of inference. All while remaining affordable with developer first pricing, integrating the Brave search API into your workflow translates to more ethical data sourcing and more human representative data sets. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://brave.com/api
Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com
NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.
X/SOCIAL
@labenz (Nathan)
@drmichaellevin (Michael)
@CogRev_Podcast
Timestamps:
(00:00) Preview
(01:07) Intro and summary
(05:40) Xenobots, anthrobots and the other creatures created by Mike Levin
(09:39) Bioelectric memory rewriting
(15:01) Sponsor | BraveSearch API
(16:09) The difficulty of conducting simulations, which involve running forward passes to predict and alter electrical patterns
(20:30) The concept of backpropagation and mode switching in AI models
(23:06) Why humans do not regenerate their limbs
(37:10) Sponsor | Netsuite
(39:40) Learning from small and biological systems onto the concept of possible emergence
(45:16) The criticality of multiple scale questions and would a single scale?
(55:49) The concept of the cognitive light cone
(59:43) Advice on habits of mind and suggestions for inspiration on the AI side
(1:13:36) Mike's suggested directions for the AI developers
(1:24:49) Wrap & Sponsor | Omneky
Released:
Feb 9, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
E2: Why AI Will Cause a Cognitive Revolution with Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg: Welcome to The Cognitive Revolution, where co-hosts Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg, interview builders and researchers working at the edge of AI. (00:00) Coming Up (01:00) The Cognitive Revolution (01:20) Sponsor (01:39) Intro (02:09) Nathan’s path to AI (04:27) Founding Waymark (06:56) The future of AI is just starting (10:00) AI dramatically enhances human capabilities (10:50) Why we started The Cognitive Revolution and what to expect (14:55) Which guests will appear on the show and topics to be discussed (18:59) Being replaced by an AI host (20:42) Unpacking the future of AI with “no new breakthroughs” (32:21) What’s underhyped and overhyped (43:46) The dangers of AI (44:51) Applying AI safely (52:19) Losing faith in technology (53:38) A new AI ecology (55:14) Facebook, Google and Open AI (58:00) Upside and downside case for AI (58:18) Sam Altman’s case for AI (01:09:25) Starting an AI company by "The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis