A third transition in science?

Article Evolutionary Biology

What is consciousness? Artificial intelligence, real intelligence, quantum mind and qualia

Stuart A. Kauffman et al.

Summary: The article approaches the question of consciousness by exploring how organisms navigate their world and find possible uses for features that could be beneficial or harmful. It suggests that artificial general intelligence is not possible based on universal Turing machines and argues that the brain-mind cannot be purely explained by classical physics. The article also discusses the potential influence of quantum physics on the brain-mind and proposes that the mind actualizes potentiality. It concludes by discussing the limitations of computers and the potential of trans-Turing systems.

BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY (2023)

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Article Ecology

How Organisms Come to Know the World: Fundamental Limits on Artificial General Intelligence

Andrea Roli et al.

Summary: Artificial intelligence has made significant advances in the past seventy years, but achieving true general intelligence faces obstacles in terms of situational reasoning, multi-perspective thinking, goal selection, and dealing with ambiguous information. The ability to identify and utilize new opportunities is crucial for true AGI, and this ability is currently limited to organisms rather than AI agents.

FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION (2022)

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Article Physics, Multidisciplinary

The World Is Not a Theorem

Stuart Kauffman et al.

Summary: The evolution of the biosphere is a continuous blooming process where organisms adapt to their environment and exploit affordances to generate new forms and functions. Affordances play a fundamental role in this evolution, but cannot be formalized using set theory to deduce the diachronic evolution of the biosphere.

ENTROPY (2021)

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Article Biology