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Why Computers Can’t Be Conscious

  • Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Robotics

Is true consciousness in computers a possibility, or merely a fantasy? The article delves into the philosophical and scientific debates surrounding the nature of consciousness and its potential in AI. Explore why modern neuroscience and AI fall short of creating genuine awareness, the limits of current technology, and the profound philosophical questions that challenge our understanding of mind and machine. Discover why the pursuit of conscious machines might be more about myth than reality.

Article by Peter D'Autry
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Why Computers Can’t Be Conscious
  • The article examines why computers, despite advancements, cannot achieve consciousness like humans. It challenges the assumption that mimicking human behavior equates to genuine consciousness.
  • It critiques the reductionist approach of equating neural activity with consciousness and argues that the “hard problem” of consciousness remains unsolved. The piece also discusses the limitations of both neuroscience and AI in addressing this problem.
  • The article disputes the notion that increasing complexity in AI will lead to consciousness, highlighting that understanding and experience cannot be solely derived from computational processes.
  • It emphasizes the importance of physical interaction and the lived experience in consciousness, arguing that AI lacks the embodied context necessary for genuine understanding and consciousness.
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The Human Side of AI: Navigating its Consequences in the Real World

  • Artificial Intelligence, Behavioral Science, Human factors, Neuroscience, Technology for the Common Good

The widespread and transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on various industries and the potential consequences of developing more advanced AI.

Article by Sorab Ghaswalla
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The Human Side of AI: Navigating its Consequences in the Real World
  • The author speculates on how uncertain the human-AI journey is, and it remains to be seen whether machine and man will learn to co-exist or whether AI will lead to the total annihilation of humankind.
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How Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence Are Intertwined

  • Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Behavioral Science, Business UX Leaders, Conversational Design, Customer Experience, Data visualization, Defining AI, Design, Neurology, Neuroscience, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

The I in AI.

Article by Max Louwerse
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How Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence Are Intertwined
  • If we want to understand the mechanisms behind AI, cognitive science might come to the rescue.
  • Artificial intelligence and cognitive science have surprising similarities.
  • AI focuses on artificial minds with human minds as an example.
  • Cognitive science focuses on human minds with artificial minds as an example.
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There Is No Transformation Without Integration

  • Behavioral Science, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Emotion, Empathy, Neuroscience, Psychology and Human Behavior, Technology, Technology for the Common Good, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine, UX World Changing Ideas

*and accelerators, incubators, studios, leadership programs, etc.

Article by Nick Scott
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There Is No Transformation Without Integration
  • The article covers the whole process of integrating transformation
  • The author unpacks the following ideas:
    • The Journey Outward
    • Campbell’s Model of the hero’s journey
    • Moving from mythological adventure to practical deed
    • Integrating a transformative experience
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There Is No Transformation Without Integration

UX and the Hook

  • Behavioral Science, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Emotion, Neuroscience, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

Tips of how to use user’s biases and behaviors  to create better UX

Article by Sreya Majumdar
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UX and the Hook
  • The author is thinking if designers’ being aware of the user’s biases and behaviours can help design technology to persuade people to behave in a certain way.
  • The articles covers the following ideas:
    • Tapping into the user’s mental model
    • Changing digital habits
    • Creating the hook (hook model: trigger, action, reward, investment)
    • Designing for irrationalities
    • A positive reinforcement/sustainable behaviour change
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Will Conversational AI and Experience Design Revolutionize the Behavioral Sciences?

  • Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Automotive, Behavioral Science, Customer Experience, Defining AI, Design, Design Theory, Neuroscience, Psychology and Human Behavior, Technology, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine, UX World Changing Ideas

One author’s thoughts on progress of behavioral sciences over the last 50 years and ways conversational AI and experience design revolutionize them.

Article by Daniel Lametti
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Will Conversational AI and Experience Design Revolutionize the Behavioral Sciences?
  • The article covers:
    • Studies and surveys on behavioral sciences conducted over the last 50 years
    • The role of conversational AI in the modern world and its perks
    • Ways conversational AI and experience design might revolutionize behavioral sciences
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