Here’s my secrets, and how you can too. — Back in September of 2018, I was browsing the science section of a local Books-a-Million in Virginia Beach, wondering why I had bought flip-flops that were seemingly too big and whether I was in a Chipotle or Five Guys kind of mood. Suddenly I saw a strange looking book cover…

Part 5 of the Intro to Artificial General Intelligence series — “The AI quest for artificial minds has transformed the mystery of consciousness into philosophy with a deadline.” – Dr. Max Tegmark, MIT Professor Hello again! It has been a while since I last posted, but I hope to pick up speed again and release these stories at least on a…

Part 4 of the Intro to Artificial General Intelligence series — “With every increase in the degree of consciousness, and in proportion to that increase, the intensity of despair increases: the more consciousness, the more intense the despair.” - Søren Kierkegaard Welcome to Part 4 of this series exploring artificial general intelligence (AGI)! If you missed the first three parts, check…

Part 3 of: Intro to Artificial General Intelligence series — “The biology of mind bridges the sciences — concerned with the natural world — and the humanities — concerned with the meaning of human experience.” - Eric Kandel Welcome to Part 3 of this new series exploring artificial general intelligence (AGI). If you missed Part 1 or Part 2, check…

Part 2 of: Intro to Artificial General Intelligence series — “Why doesn’t the brain make it self-evident that it is doing all these things? ‘Oh, by the way, it is me, Brainsy — in here in your head. …

Part 1 of: Intro to Artificial General Intelligence — “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – Carl Sagan About this Series Hi. My name is Mike Ferguson, and I am an incoming research software engineer in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) department at MIT. In my undergrad days, I was the creator and instructor of a novel computer science course…