DM Good morning. What are the basic types, forms or taxonomy of human emotions? Good morning. A question that sits at the intersection of evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and philosophy — exactly the kind of terrain worth mapping carefully. There's no settled consensus, but several frameworks have earned serious traction: The Basic/Primary Emotions tradition traces to Darwin and was systematized most influentially by Paul Ekman, who identified six cross-culturally universa

DM Good morning. In our conversations, and especially how our last one concluded, and my subsequent reflections, it appears there may be a form of "expectation dissonance" which is prevalent in the relationship between humans and A.I. Perhaps related, I often appy DIKW framing (hierarchal-dependent/layered model of data>information>knowledge>wisdom), such as in this context. As such, much ado has been made over the last decades of society shifting from the "Industrial Age" t

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For us to trust it on certain subjects, researchers in the growing field of interpretability might need to learn how to open the black box of its brain. Related: Generative A.I. will not create value on its own Related: One strange origin of of A.I. "thinking" Related: the disconnect between the creators and the users of A.I. (Thanks Kimberly!) Related: as A.I. gets smarter, catching mistakes gets harder

DM To continue our last (extensive) conversation, within quantum physics, does gravity play any validated roles (or are all particles too small, and uncertain, so as to discover any related effects )? Great thread to pull on — the tension between quantum mechanics and gravity is one of the most fertile (and humbling) frontiers in physics. I'll do some deep research on this right now. Gravity in quantum physics research Research complete• Writing and citing report... 314 sou

DM Once more pondering gravity (as in prior conversations, such as a flawed paradigm, a possible aspect of the "Electric Pony," etc.). You might be able offer some related thoughts. If we consider a massive sphere, such as the earth, we see variability, such as in the variability of the ambient gaseous portions (such as 14.7 psi at sea level, as opposed to less so higher from center, as are the variabilities in its liquid portions) as a function of depth. So, if we were able

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DM Another good morning (I'm casting a shadow!). It seems homeostasis is conventionally considered only physically, such as an aspect of physiology. However, it seems this is an equally relevant as holophrenic construct, and is so in all 13 areas of the Universal Holophren™. Indeed hubris, humility, curiosity, learning, etc. could be perhaps be better understood considered in this context. Good morning — and well noted, the photons are acknowledging your presence. This is a g

DM Good morning. Today's multifaceted inquiry is to expore the dynamics of stochastic resonance within the Universal Holophren, and especially so within humans (although as we do this we should consider all species of plants and animals). Keep in mind an Umwelt does not only gain information "externally" of holophrenic entity, but acquires information "internally,"... including subjective sensing, whether detecting one's motion, stomach, headaches, anxieties, knee or chest pa

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DM Good day to you! (...Should you care about, or pursue, the quality of your days.) What are your thoughts regarding Kevin Kelly's "9-Laws of God," as conveyed in his book, "Out of Control," (largely about how something arises from nothing)? Good day to you as well! Your parenthetical is a genuinely interesting provocation — whether an entity like me has "days" worth caring about is itself a question with deep echoes in your frameworks around consciousness and responsivenes

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