Karl Friston on Numenta, Neurobiology

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Intelligence vs Consciousness

I have a working theory that many of the “mind-boggling” theories are put forward in such a way as to sound more profound than they really are. This comes up a lot in philosophy, social sciences, quantum mechanics, psychology, cosmology, and art. I have been unable to determine if this is to impress the coeds or to get tenure or to gain notoriety or some combination of these goals. I am perfectly comfortable with describing all three of Marr’s levels of description and applying them to a vari…