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| | www.binding-problem.com
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| | [AI summary] The provided text explores the binding problem in consciousness, which refers to the challenge of explaining how distinct sensory features are integrated into a unified conscious experience. It introduces the concept of micro-experiential zombies, hypothetical entities that possess all the physical and functional properties of conscious beings but lack subjective experience. The text also delves into the role of neural synchrony and reentry in solving the binding problem, as well as the philosophical implications of panpsychism and the combination problem. Additionally, it references various academic resources and theories related to the binding problem, including Feature Integration Theory, dynamic binding, and neural oscillations. The text emp...
| | qualiaresearchinstitute.org
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| | [AI summary] The text describes three computational simulations designed to model cessation experiences, which are states of reduced phenomenological content. These simulations are based on the concepts of recursive mappings between sensory fields, coupled oscillators, and gestalt detection. The first simulation, the Gestalt Detector, explores how different perspectives interact with our ability to detect patterns in the environment. The second, Standing Wave Pattern Across Multiple Fields, investigates how waves in different fields can be synchronized by using either 3D or 2D distance functions. The third, Fractal Recursive Coherence, models how recursive projections can lead to a state of zero phenomenality by collapsing all projections into a single point...
| | scottaaronson.blog
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| | These days, I often need to remind myself that, as an undergrad, grad student, postdoc, or professor, I've now been doing quantum computing research for a quarter-century---i.e., well over half of the subject's existence. As a direct result, when I feel completely jaded about a new development in QC, it might actually be exciting. When...
| | qualiacomputing.com
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| My 2019 presentation The Hyperbolic Geometry of DMT Experiences just hit one million views on YouTube: The casual QRI enjoyer may get the impression that this video encapsulates our current understanding of the phenomenology of DMT. The dedicated QRI reader/watcher, however, knows that we are light-years ahead in our understanding relative to where we were...