In this conversation, Professor Nick Chater discusses the concept of a ‘flat mind’ and how it relates to our understanding of decision-making, storytelling, language, and the nature of human thought.
Chapters
00:00 The Concept of a Flat Mind
02:55 Improvisation in a Complex World
05:23 The Shift from Depth to Flatness
08:17 The Nature of Human Decision Making
11:11 The Role of Storytelling in Identity
13:58 Navigating the Complexity of Life
16:29 Reinterpreting Negative Patterns
19:22 The Balance of Agency and Randomness
22:19 Cynicism vs. Optimism in Human Nature
25:10 Free Will and Practical Decision Making
27:28 Exploring the Nature of Free Will
29:50 Chomsky, Language and Its Complexities
36:23 Challenging Chomsky: A New Perspective on Language
37:09 AI and the Quest for Artificial General Intelligence
45:01 The Intersection of AI and Human Creativity
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