In this episode of the ABCs for Building the Future Podcast, we delve into the boundaries of consciousness and the Markov Blanket concept. We explore questions like where consciousness ends and the rest of the world begins, inspired by Patrick House's book '19 Ways of Looking at Consciousness.' The discussion covers the free energy principle, nested Russian Doll structures, and how these ideas influence our product, Epistemic Me, to model evolving belief systems. We also touch on integrating such advanced theories into practical applications for health and wellness, training AI, and enhancing user experiences through understanding causal structures in Jobs to Be Done.
- Patrick House patrickhouse.com
- Nineteen Ways of Looking At Consciousness us.macmillan.com
- Official page for "Lights On" by Annaka Harris annakaharris.com
- Michael Levin Lab at Tufts University ase.tufts.edu
- Donald Hoffman Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
- Conway’s Law Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
- Jean Piaget Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
- Check out the GitHub repo github.com
- epistemicme.ai epistemicme.ai
- documentation epistemicme.mintlify.app
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