A discussion of what analog cognition and consciousness imply for AI. Spoiler: the brain operates fundamentally differently from today’s AI. thecynefin.co/cognitive-ou... #neuroscience

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Did you know that the cells of old animals contain much less mRNA than the cells of young ones? Let me share with you some results from an ongoing project in the lab, where we are finding that a progressive depletion of total mRNA abundance is a crucial part of aging 1/22

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I think it's difficult to tell how much Astra's rumored recurrent depth approach will reduce CoT monitorability without more info, which unfortunately don't expect OpenAI to provide. My understanding is that recurrent depth makes monitorability worse mainly by adding more thinking in between ...

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The brain may compare its predictions to actual sensory input by having different brainwave frequencies interact with each other (fast waves nested in slow waves). It acts like a built-in error-detector. doi.org/10.1162/NECO... #neuroscience

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Scientists have long debated whether neurons are jacks of all trades or tend to specialize in one thing. Now @stefanofusi.bsky.social, @lorenzoposani.com & Liam Paninski present new evidence in @nature.com shedding light on how the brain performs complex tasks. tinyurl.com/yj3ew8en

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