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The snake Eupodophis from the late Cretaceous period, which had rudimentary hind legs, and the glass lizard, which is alive today and lacks legs, are just two of many witnesses to the blurry boundaries of species. Evolution’s messy world is
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“There is a common misconception that the human brain is the pinnacle of billions of years of evolution. This may be true if we think of the entire nervous system. However, the human neocortex itself is a relatively new structure and hasn’t been around long enough to undergo much long-term evolutionary refinement.”
― On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines
― On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines
“I believe consciousness is simply what it feels like to have a neocortex.”
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“But intelligence is not just a matter of acting or behaving intelligently. Behavior is a manifestation of intelligence, but not the central characteristic or primary definition of being intelligent. A moment's reflection proves this: You can be intelligent just lying in the dark, thinking and understanding. Ignoring what goes on in your head and focusing instead on behavior has been a large impediment to understanding intelligence and building intelligent machines”
― On Intelligence
― On Intelligence
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