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The Role of Electrical Fields in Learning From the Environment
1:46:02 - 1:52:12 (06:10)
The interaction of organisms with their environment is crucial for survival and learning, and electrical fields on the membranes of organisms can provide real-time feedback on their relation to the environment, which can be selected over generations. This physical aspect is linked to behaviors and reactions that help the organism adapt to different circumstances.
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This podcast episode delves into the question of whether AI needs to have the same kind of attachments to its body, bodily function, self-preservation, and successful brain function in the same way as humans do.
1:46:02 - 1:48:49 (02:47)
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This podcast episode delves into the question of whether AI needs to have the same kind of attachments to its body, bodily function, self-preservation, and successful brain function in the same way as humans do. It explores the biological perspective of a single cell's self-awareness and recognition of its existence as an independent entity, which leads to questions of life and death in organisms, unlike in society.
ChapterThe Role of Electrical Fields in Learning From the Environment
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PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Dr. Alan Watkins discusses the connection between our physical body and emotional state, suggesting that electrical fields on our membranes give real-time feedback on our position and allowing us to learn and adapt to our surroundings.
1:48:50 - 1:52:12 (03:22)
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Dr. Alan Watkins discusses the connection between our physical body and emotional state, suggesting that electrical fields on our membranes give real-time feedback on our position and allowing us to learn and adapt to our surroundings.