1. Once our brain gained consciousness of a thing, it will turn it into unconscious so the consciousness can focus on higher-level challenges
If so, then we need to keep learning new things to avoid losing consciousness of our life.
I think the last chapter on consciousness is more relevant to my life, compared with other parts on AI.
To be honest, as I was reading the book, I constantly battle with the idea that I am not in the position to think about those concerns-I haven't quite figured out all the philosophical questions such as what happiness is and what is the meaning of life, so building up any thoughts for AI on a non-existent base would be too far fetched. I haven't figured out those questions, why should I be trusted on the discussion of AI?
The author said that once our brain gained consciousness of an action, it will gradually turn it into unconscious actions so that the conscious mind can focus on higher-level challenges. I think it is a good reminder of my life and career: try to maintain consciousness and avoid drifting into a zombie state of mind.
What can be done to achieve consciousness in life? My general list includes:
a. read books to gain new knowledge and experiences
b. join discussions to exchange ideas
c. learn new skills
d. get on new adventures
A gym employee once told me that the gym started to be filled at the end of January, instead of right after the New Year as I thought. So I guess that now is a good time to take actions to live a more conscious life, and maintain the human part in us as much as possible.
b. join discussions to exchange ideas
c. learn new skills
d. get on new adventures
A gym employee once told me that the gym started to be filled at the end of January, instead of right after the New Year as I thought. So I guess that now is a good time to take actions to live a more conscious life, and maintain the human part in us as much as possible.
2. Consciousness is substrate-independence twice over.
if consciousness is the way info feels when being processed in certain complex ways, then it is merely structure of the information processing that matters, not the structure of the matter doing the information processing.
3. "It is not our universe giving meaning to conscious beings, but conscious beings giving meaning to our universe."
4. “theory was wrong, but it was scientific!”
I gained new understanding in “scientific”-can be tested and falsified
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