This document appears to be notes from a talk or presentation on the topics of artificial intelligence, machine learning, neuroscience, philosophy and ethics. It touches on concepts like sentience, sapience, biologically-inspired network design, personal identity, and discusses various thinkers and their works including Peter Singer, Daniel Dennett, and quotes from M. Scott Peck on love. Specific organizations or projects mentioned include Neurosynaptics, a company developing brain-inspired computing, and Nell Watson, an AI researcher.

1. Nell Watson
UNORGANIZED SYMBIOSES
AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES
@NELLWATSON

3. SENTIENCE
SAPIENCE
META

14. Kirill Ignatyev

16. Mould
Network
Actual
Tokyo
Subway
Rules for Biologically-Inspired Network Design

18. Artem Litvinovich

23. ‘PERSONISM’
PETER SINGER

26. meltingasphalt.com

27. IDENTITY
INTEGRITY
JUDGMENTSTANDING
AUTONOMYSOCIALITY

28. ?

30. Illustration: Mark Montgomery

37. 37

39. NEUROSYNAPTICS
4096 CORES
1m. NEURONS
256m. SYNAPSES

43. ENLIGHTENMENT

44. ENTANGLEMENT

54. THE SELFISH NEURON

55. THE SELFISH NEURON
DANIEL C. DENNETT

58. DAIMON

59. TULPA

76. ETHICAL
EXPLICATION
ENGINE

82. WU WEI

83. “LOVE ISTHE WILLTO
EXTEND ONE’S SELF,
FORTHE PURPOSE OF
NURTURING ONE’S
OWN, OR ANOTHER’S,
SPIRITUAL GROWTH.
– M. Scott Peck

84. eden ahbez

86. NELL@NELLWATSON.COM
Nell Watson, AI & Robotics Faculty
Disclaimer:
Any opinions expressed herein are the speaker’s, and not necessarily those of SU.
@NELLWATSON