Simons Institute Courses

Faces, Flukes, Fins, and Flanks - How Multispecies Re-ID Models are Transforming Our Approach to AI

Explore how multispecies re-identification models revolutionize AI, enhancing our understanding of animal communication and conservation efforts across diverse species.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Understanding Multiple Intelligences Across Evolution and Development - There Is No Such Thing as AGI

Explore multiple intelligences across evolution and development, challenging the concept of AGI and examining diverse cognitive abilities in various species.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Whistle Variability and Social Acoustic Interactions in Bottlenose Dolphins

Explore bottlenose dolphin communication through whistle analysis and social acoustic interactions, uncovering insights into their complex vocal behaviors.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Symbolic Behavior in AI - Lessons for Whale Communication Research

Explore AI's symbolic behavior and its potential implications for understanding whale communication, drawing insights from recent research and diverse perspectives.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

New Directions in Property Testing

Explore recent advancements in property testing algorithms, including new problems and frameworks connected to machine learning theory and high-dimensional data analysis.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How Can We Detect Consciousness in Infants?

Exploring methods to detect infant consciousness using neurophysiological markers, behavioral indicators, and theoretical predictions. Discusses challenges and implications for understanding consciousness emergence.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

From Simulated Subjectivity to Collective Consciousness in Large Language Models

Explore the evolution of AI from simulated subjectivity to collective consciousness, examining implications for higher-level intelligence across AI, psychology, and neuroscience.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Space is a Latent Sequence - A Theory of Hippocampus and PFC

Explore a theory linking hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, examining spatial cognition as a latent sequence for insights into higher-level intelligence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Quantitative Research Programs Relating Metacognition and Consciousness

Exploring quantitative approaches to study metacognition and consciousness, focusing on confidence judgments, perceptual awareness, and their neural underpinnings.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Development of Sociality in Language and Thought

Explore the interplay between sociality, language, and cognition, examining how social interactions shape our linguistic and cognitive development.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Decoding Ape Communication - What Does It All Mean?

Explore ape communication decoding in Uganda's forests, uncovering insights into higher-level intelligence through AI, psychology, and neuroscience perspectives.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Consciousness and Large Language Models - Understanding Higher-Level Intelligence

Explore the intersection of consciousness and AI through philosophical and scientific lenses, examining implications for higher-level intelligence and cognitive science.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

On the Hard Problem of Pain - Understanding Higher-Level Intelligence

Explore the complex nature of pain through AI, psychology, and neuroscience perspectives, delving into higher-level intelligence and its implications.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Theoretic Analyses of Internal Model Dynamics in the Brain

Explores why internal world models in the brain may be unnecessary and inefficient for planning behavior, proposing alternative frameworks for understanding cognitive processes.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AI Consciousness is Inevitable - A Theoretical Computer Science Perspective

Explores the Conscious Turing Machine model for understanding consciousness from a theoretical computer science perspective, integrating insights from cognitive neuroscience and AI research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video