Michael Levin dives deep into the intersection of biology and artificial intelligence, exploring how individual units—whether cells or humans—can form cohesive, goal-driven systems. Sharing insights into "cognitive glue," the mechanisms that bind entities into intelligent collectives, and how these principles apply to designing ethical AI. We also tackle the challenge of misinformation, the fluidity of memory and understanding, and the potential dangers and promises of AI-driven societal structures.
FP1 Introduction With Dr. John H. Clippinger
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Michael Levin dives deep into the intersection of biology and artificial intelligence, exploring how individual units—whether cells or humans—can form cohesive, goal-driven systems. Sharing insights into "cognitive glue," the mechanisms that bind entities into intelligent collectives, and how these principles apply to designing ethical AI. We also tackle the challenge of misinformation, the fluidity of memory and understanding, and the potential dangers and promises of AI-driven societal structures.
Renowned neuroscientist Stuart Hameroff explores the groundbreaking concept of quantum consciousness, proposing that microtubules, quantum coherence, and aromatic rings play a key role in consciousness. Combining physics, biology, and neuroscience, he challenges traditional brain theories and examines implications for AI, spirituality, and quantum computing.
In this episode, we delve into the fundamental questions surrounding intelligence, consciousness, and the underlying science. We explore insights on the future of artificial intelligence, the importance of neuroimaging, and the potential for new treatments for neurological and psychological disorders. Discover the fascinating intersection of mind, brain, and behavior.
Michael Levin dives deep into the intersection of biology and artificial intelligence, exploring how individual units—whether cells or humans—can form cohesive, goal-driven systems. Sharing insights into "cognitive glue," the mechanisms that bind entities into intelligent collectives, and how these principles apply to designing ethical AI. We also tackle the challenge of misinformation, the fluidity of memory and understanding, and the potential dangers and promises of AI-driven societal structures.
Renowned neuroscientist Stuart Hameroff explores the groundbreaking concept of quantum consciousness, proposing that microtubules, quantum coherence, and aromatic rings play a key role in consciousness. Combining physics, biology, and neuroscience, he challenges traditional brain theories and examines implications for AI, spirituality, and quantum computing.
In this episode, we delve into the fundamental questions surrounding intelligence, consciousness, and the underlying science. We explore insights on the future of artificial intelligence, the importance of neuroimaging, and the potential for new treatments for neurological and psychological disorders. Discover the fascinating intersection of mind, brain, and behavior.
Building Smarter AI: Active Inference & Nested Models | 05
Sep 4, 2024
Andrew Pashea, Bert de Vries, Daniel Friedman and Dmitry Bagaev
In this episode, we explore the challenges and opportunities of building sophisticated models with active inference, focusing on practical implementation in scalable AI and the future of principled AI in solving real-world problems.
The Prospect of Quantum Conscious Autonomous Agents
How might advances in Quantum Complexity inform the next generation of AI agents?
Autonomous DeSci Agents & Free Energy Principle
How might Decentralized Scientific Agents and the Free Energy Principle offer scale and domain free risk adjusted credentials for climate finance, economic value recognition and allocation and adjudication and enforcement of rights?
Autonomous DeSci Agents & Free Energy Principle
How might Decentralized Scientific Agents and the Free Energy Principle offer scale and domain free risk adjusted credentials for climate finance, economic value recognition and allocation and adjudication and enforcement of rights?
Autonomous DeSci Agents & Free Energy Principle
How might Decentralized Scientific Agents and the Free Energy Principle offer scale and domain free risk adjusted credentials for climate finance, economic value recognition and allocation and adjudication and enforcement of rights?
Autonomous DeSci Agents & Free Energy Principle
How might Decentralized Scientific Agents and the Free Energy Principle offer scale and domain free risk adjusted credentials for climate finance, economic value recognition and allocation and adjudication and enforcement of rights?
Persistent Self-Governing Entities
How might living, self-aware agents inform DAOs and decentralized Governance?
Persistent Self-Governing Entities
How might living, self-aware agents inform DAOs and decentralized Governance?
Persistent Self-Governing Entities
How might living, self-aware agents inform DAOs and decentralized Governance?
Persistent Self-Governing Entities
How might living, self-aware agents inform DAOs and decentralized Governance?
Interface of Classical and Quantum Consciousness
Is it really necessary to include an interface between quantum and classical states to account for natural and synthetic intelligences?
Interface of Classical and Quantum Consciousness
Is it really necessary to include an interface between quantum and classical states to account for natural and synthetic intelligences?
Interface of Classical and Quantum Consciousness
Is it really necessary to include an interface between quantum and classical states to account for natural and synthetic intelligences?
Interface of Classical and Quantum Consciousness
Is it really necessary to include an interface between quantum and classical states to account for natural and synthetic intelligences?
Synthetic Cognizant Agents
Synthetic Cognizant Agents
Paradigm Shifts
Paradigm Shifts
Computational Frameworks for Scalable Applications
Computational Frameworks for Scalable Applications
Mind Fields of Nested Agents
Mind Fields of Nested Agents
New Era of Computational Consciousness
Are there “first principles” for a science of living cognizant beings – synthetic and natural? Are we in the midst of a paradigm shift (in the Thomas Kuhnian sense) in what is considered mental and material reality and the reimagination of societal and economic institutions as nested living cognitive beings? Are we entering a new sphere of existence co-inhabited by other intentional biological and synthetic beings? What is the evidence? The goal is to have different episodes build upon one another to identify a working consensus for a new scientific paradigm and computational framework for natural and synthetic agents. The audience will be engaged in this process through questions and comments with the guests and through their interactions with synthetic AI models of different schools of thought.
Are there “first principles” for a science of living cognizant beings – synthetic and natural? Are we in the midst of a paradigm shift (in the Thomas Kuhnian sense) in what is considered mental and material reality and the reimagination of societal and economic institutions as nested living cognitive beings? Are we entering a new sphere of existence co-inhabited by other intentional biological and synthetic beings? What is the evidence? The goal is to have different episodes build upon one another to identify a working consensus for a new scientific paradigm and computational framework for natural and synthetic agents. The audience will be engaged in this process through questions and comments with the guests and through their interactions with synthetic AI models of different schools of thought.
"We’re bridging the gap between neuroscience, physics, biology, and artificial intelligence, creating sentient systems that can think, adapt, and act like humans"
Dr. John H. Clippinger
Co-Founder
"We’re bridging the gap between neuroscience, physics, biology, and artificial intelligence, creating sentient systems that can think, adapt, and act like humans"
Dr. John H. Clippinger
Co-Founder
"We’re bridging the gap between neuroscience, physics, biology, and artificial intelligence, creating sentient systems that can think, adapt, and act like humans"
Dr. John H. Clippinger
Co-Founder
"We’re bridging the gap between neuroscience, physics, biology, and artificial intelligence, creating sentient systems that can think, adapt, and act like humans"
Dr. John H. Clippinger
Co-Founder
Inventions Come and Go Discoveries Are Forever
Science discovers those first principles that forever change our realities and ourselves.
Science discovers those first principles that forever change our realities and ourselves.
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Evidence-Based and Augmented Collective Deliberation and Belief Alignment
A goal here is to have a principled AI agent framework that can augment complex human and institutional deliberative processes and help achieve group alignments around shared beliefs grounded in evidence and transparent, self-explanatory and evolving models.
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Edge-Based Distributed, Secure Data, Identity- and Privacy-Preserving
We focus on creating edge networks of secure, distributed models that operate locally, ensuring data privacy and identity sovereignty and to minimizing the need for extensive computational resources.
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Embed DeSci Computational Method in Societal Processes
In order to restore truth and authority to societal, economic, business, and governmental processes, we explore means for embedding computational scientific methods to resolve uncertainty and to accelerate learning and risk mitigation.
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Regenerative Finance and Valuing Bioregional Credits
A major impediment to financing carbon sequestration and biodiversity is the lack of scalable and trusted scientific metrics for verification. Active Inference and FEP models offer a scientifically grounded basis for valuing natural assets and generating nature -based currencies and assets. FP1.ai wants to to collaborate with those engaged in bioregional finance and geospatial model to undertake pilot projects.
"Here’s to the Crazy Ones"
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Chris Fields
Independent Scientist
Specializing in classical and quantum information-theoretic principles applied to developmental biology and cognitive neuroscience.
Prof. Karl Friston
Neuroscientist and Theoretician
Authority on brain imaging and theoretical neuroscience, especially the use of physics-inspired statistical methods to model neuroimaging data and other random dynamical systems. Father of Active Inferencing and Free Energy Principle.
"Here’s to the Crazy Ones"
Dr. John H. Clippinger
Founder of Fp1, Host of the Fp1 podcast, Author, and Advocate
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Chris Fields
Independent Scientist
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Prof. Karl Friston
Neuroscientist, Theoretician
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Prof. David Silbersweig
Psychiatrist, MD. and Neuroscientist
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Don Hoffman
Cognitive Psychologist, Author
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Tom Kehler
Scientist, Entrepreneur
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Prof. Anil Seth
Neuroscientist, Author, Keynote Speaker
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Prof. Bert de Vries
BIASlab, Co-Founder of Lazy Dynamics, Principal Scientist at GN Hearing A/S
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Daniel Friedman
President and Co-Founder of the Active Inference Institute
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
David Lovejoy
Managing Director of Fp1, Founder and CEO of Horizon Search, Inc.
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Andrew Pasha
Data Analyst, LEARN Charter School Network
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
"Here’s to the Crazy Ones"
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Chris Fields
Independent Scientist
Specializing in classical and quantum information-theoretic principles applied to developmental biology and cognitive neuroscience.
Prof. Karl Friston
Neuroscientist and Theoretician
Authority on brain imaging and theoretical neuroscience, especially the use of physics-inspired statistical methods to model neuroimaging data and other random dynamical systems. Father of Active Inferencing and Free Energy Principle.
"Here’s to the Crazy Ones"
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Chris Fields
Independent Scientist
Specializing in classical and quantum information-theoretic principles applied to developmental biology and cognitive neuroscience.
Prof. Karl Friston
Neuroscientist and Theoretician
Authority on brain imaging and theoretical neuroscience, especially the use of physics-inspired statistical methods to model neuroimaging data and other random dynamical systems. Father of Active Inferencing and Free Energy Principle.
