Thoughtforms Life "Mapping Diverse Intelligence Spaces" by Janet Wiles - discussion
This is a ~36 minute talk by Janet Wiles (https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/13) "Mapping Diverse Intelligence Spaces: looking for xenobots in computational models of memory and language", followed by a ~24 minute discussion of her work on the intersection of cognitive science, language, robotics, and computer science, and some of our work on evolution and synthetic bioengineering.
Slides kindly provided by Janet: https://thoughtforms.life/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Thoughtforms-Conversation-with-Michael-Levin-Talk-Slides-from-Janet-Wiles.pdf
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Mapping developmental lineages
(11:18) Memory, partitioning, language
(36:46) Memory transfer dynamics
(49:30) Plasticity, gradients, bioelectricity
(59:30) Talking with organs
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