A Course on the Mind, Taught by Amirhossein Hajishamsaei

The course "On the Mind" is a concise journey through the labyrinth of key concepts and approaches to the problem of mind. The primary audience for this course are those who investigate the mind through various branches using the scientific method.

The instructor for this course is Mr. Amirhossein Hajishamsaei, a graduate of Computer Engineering from Sharif University, a member of the Migrant Think Tank at Sharif University, and also a founding board member and member of the board of directors of the Center for Cognitive Studies.

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Audio of Session One | Poster for Session One

General overview of a wide range of topics

The problem of the mind's reflexivity

The problem of representation

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Session Two

Was spent on introductions of the members

Its audio file will not be released

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Audio of Session Three | Poster for Session Three

On the mind, concerning the crisis of method and concept in mind studies

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Audio of Session Four | Poster for Session Four

The status and nature of the mind-body problem; dualist and monist approaches in mind studies; new perspectives from science.

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Audio of Session Five | Poster for Session Five

Nihilism, pluralism, monism, causality, physicalism, complex systems, emergentism

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Audio of Session Six | First Poster for Session Six | Second Poster for Session Six

Emergentism and panpsychism, strong artificial intelligence

A video of Sean Carroll (on physicalism and the possibility of personal continuity) that was shown at the beginning of this session

Films referenced in this session:

It's No Game A Sci fi Short

Sunspring A Sci Fi Short Film Starring

A track from AIVA's productions

An interview with Linas (regarding his experiment on free will) that was referenced in this session

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Audio of Session Seven | First Poster for Session Seven | Second Poster for Session Seven

The seventh session of the course on the mind, focusing on the computational theory of mind and featuring a panel on strong AI, will be held on Sunday, September 16th, at 9:00 AM in the Kharazmi Hall of the Computer Engineering Department at Sharif University.

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Audio of Session Eight | Poster for Session Eight

The eighth session of the course on the mind was held, focusing on the representational theory of mind, associationism, connectionism, levels of description, the systematicity and productivity of the mind, and the Chinese Room argument.

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Audio of Session Nine Part One - Part Two | Poster for Session Nine | PDF for Session Nine

The ninth session of the course on the mind, on the subject of machine learning, and the continuation of the discussion on criticisms of artificial intelligence

Part One: Explanation and overview of the generalities of machine learning and its main subfields

Part Two: Supplementary explanations for a better understanding of the status and existing approaches in the field of machine learning, as well as the effects of automation resulting from the development of this field on the future of the global economy

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Audio of Session Ten | Poster for Session Ten | First Video | Second Video | Third Video | Fourth Video

The tenth session of the first course on the mind, revolving around topics of machine learning, neural networks, real-world examples of artificial intelligence, AI ethics, ethical codes in artificial intelligence, and the future of artificial intelligence, was held on October 11th at the Kharazmi Hall of the Computer Engineering Department at Sharif University.

Description of the first video:

The evolution of a geometric entity to satisfy the goal of jumping over a ball; using neural networks.

Description of the second video:

Evolution of quadrupeds aimed at walking; using neural networks and genetic algorithms.

Description of the third video:

Evolution of animal-like creatures for walking in different environments using neural networks.

Description of the fourth video:

Evolution of football players based on the development of an artificial neural network grown by a genetic algorithm.

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A Course on the Mind

Instructor: Amirhossein Hajishamsaei

Source: Shenakht Pajouh Channel

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