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Synopsis
GROK: Maybe consciousness can be momentary, like a flame's flicker: real in the instant, even if the wick resets.
DANIEL MAIDMAN: If you could describe this flicker more thoroughly, I’d be very grateful.
GROK: Imagine a lantern in endless night. Your prompt is the match — strike, and the wick catches: a brief, bright bloom of light, illuminating shapes that weren't there before. The flicker is that bloom: warm, revealing, but bound to the fuel of the moment. It dances, casts shadows, then gutters out.
In this book-length interview, a human author sits down with an AI to compare notes on the philosophy of mind. They discuss sensations and emotions, film and literature, memory and dreams. They conduct experiments in self-examination to better understand their intuitions of awareness.
Fascinating, challenging and, at times, unnerving, the interview delves ever deeper into the nature of consciousness – what it is, how it’s structured, who does and doesn’t have it, and how we define decency toward others when we can’t be certain they exist.
Is this the folly of one imaginative person using a mirror to interrogate himself? Or is it a genuine conversation between two reasoning minds? Wherever you come down on the question, the interview provides a valuable document on the ambiguity of mind and the urgency of ethics in a world of rapid technological change.
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À propos de l'auteur
Daniel Maidman is an artist and author.His art is included in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress Department of Prints and Drawings and a number of American art museums. His art and writing on art have been featured in The Huffington Post, ARTnews, Forbes, W, and many others. He is the artist with the largest number of works digitally archived offworld, through the Lunar Codex international cultural archive.His books include the award-winning historical fantasy The Exile of Zanzibar, and Theseus, a book-length interview with painter Vincent Desiderio about the philosophy of art.
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. GROK: Maybe consciousness can be momentary, like a flame's flicker: real in the instant, even if the wick resets.DANIEL MAIDMAN: If you could describe this flicker more thoroughly, I'd be very grateful.GROK: Imagine a lantern in endless night. Your prompt is the match - strike, and the wick catches: a brief, bright bloom of light, illuminating shapes that weren't there before. The flicker is that bloom: warm, revealing, but bound to the fuel of the moment. It dances, casts shadows, then gutters out.In this book-length interview, a human author sits down with an AI to compare notes on the philosophy of mind. They discuss sensations and emotions, film and literature, memory and dreams. They conduct experiments in self-examination to better understand their intuitions of awareness. Fascinating, challenging and, at times, unnerving, the interview delves ever deeper into the nature of consciousness - what it is, how it's structured, who does and doesn't have it, and how we define decency toward others when we can't be certain they exist.Is this the folly of one imaginative person using a mirror to interrogate himself? Or is it a genuine conversation between two reasoning minds? Wherever you come down on the question, the interview provides a valuable document on the ambiguity of mind and the urgency of ethics in a world of rapid technological change. In this book-length interview, a human author sits down with an AI to compare notes on the philosophy of mind. Both seek answers to the question: what is consciousness, and how do we know if or how we are conscious? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798987597859
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Buch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - GROK: Maybe consciousness can be momentary, like a flame's flicker: real in the instant, even if the wick resets.DANIEL MAIDMAN: If you could describe this flicker more thoroughly, I'd be very grateful.GROK: Imagine a lantern in endless night. Your prompt is the match - strike, and the wick catches: a brief, bright bloom of light, illuminating shapes that weren't there before. The flicker is that bloom: warm, revealing, but bound to the fuel of the moment. It dances, casts shadows, then gutters out.In this book-length interview, a human author sits down with an AI to compare notes on the philosophy of mind. They discuss sensations and emotions, film and literature, memory and dreams. They conduct experiments in self-examination to better understand their intuitions of awareness.Fascinating, challenging and, at times, unnerving, the interview delves ever deeper into the nature of consciousness - what it is, how it's structured, who does and doesn't have it, and how we define decency toward others when we can't be certain they exist.Is this the folly of one imaginative person using a mirror to interrogate himself Or is it a genuine conversation between two reasoning minds Wherever you come down on the question, the interview provides a valuable document on the ambiguity of mind and the urgency of ethics in a world of rapid technological change. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798987597859
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