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Singularity is Near\"", "url": "https://opentheory.net/2006/04/review-the-singularity-is-near/", "published_at": "2006-04-15T21:59:00+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

State of the Qualia: Summer 2026original ↗
24 Aug 2026
Compilable Wishesoriginal ↗
11 Aug 2026

2024

A Paradigm for AI Consciousnessoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2024
Presence neurotechnology & technology-aided direct transmissionoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2024
Minds as Hyperspheres; the equal-extension thesis and its implications for the framerate of consciousnessoriginal ↗
29 Feb 2024

2023

Principles of Vasocomputation: A Unification of Buddhist Phenomenology, Active Inference, and Physical Reflex (Part I)original ↗
12 Jul 2023
New whitepaper: Qualia Formalism and a Symmetry Theory of Valenceoriginal ↗
15 Jun 2023
Autism as a disorder of dimensionalityoriginal ↗
29 May 2023
AI x Crypto x Constitutionsoriginal ↗
19 May 2023

2022

AIs aren’t conscious; computers areoriginal ↗
23 Dec 2022
Qualia Astronomy & Proof of Qualiaoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2022
We need ownable neurotechoriginal ↗
13 May 2022
It From Bit, Revisitedoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2022
Emmy Noether and the symmetry aestheticoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2022

2021

A Primer on the Symmetry Theory of Valenceoriginal ↗
14 Jul 2021

2019

Neural Annealing: Toward a Neural Theory of Everythingoriginal ↗
28 Nov 2019
What’s out there?original ↗
12 Sept 2019
Future of Life interview on AI alignmentoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2019
Taking Monism Seriouslyoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2019
Intellectual Lineagesoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2019
Consciousness: a Cosmological Perspective (Sharpening the Simulation Argument)original ↗
14 Feb 2019

2018

The Neuroscience of Meditation: Four Modelsoriginal ↗
22 Dec 2018
Interview & podcastoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2018
A new theory of Open Individualismoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2018
A Future for Neuroscienceoriginal ↗
14 Aug 2018
Seed ontologiesoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2018
Why are humans good?original ↗
19 Mar 2018

2017

Rescuing Philosophyoriginal ↗
3 Oct 2017
Against functionalism: why I think the Foundational Research Institute should rethink its approachoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2017
Taking 'brain waves' seriously: Neuroacousticsoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2017
Why we seek out pleasure: the Symmetry Theory of Homeostatic Regulationoriginal ↗
26 May 2017
Symmetry Theory of Valence "Explain Like I'm 5" editionoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2017

2016

Principia Qualiaoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2016

2015

How understanding valence could help make future AIs saferoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2015
Effective Altruism, and building a better QALYoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2015

2014

If a brain emulation has a headache, does it hurt?original ↗
14 Nov 2014
The mystery of pain and pleasureoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2014

2012

Jaan Tallinn on carrots and social statusoriginal ↗
11 May 2012

2011

Connectomics, and An Approach to Frequency Normalizationoriginal ↗
14 Aug 2011
Research Idea: TMS Sonaroriginal ↗
11 Aug 2011
Pain/pleasure metaphysics: a requestoriginal ↗
16 May 2011

2010

Cognitive enhancement and a new social contractoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2010
Learning and Memory: location, location, location!original ↗
16 Aug 2010

2009

Toward a new ontology of brain dynamics: neural resonance + neuroacousticsoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2009
Gene Expression as a comprehensive diagnostic platformoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2009
Neuro musings, part 1: neurobiology, psychology, and the missing link(s)original ↗
12 Nov 2009
On writing, and the beauty of archive.orgoriginal ↗
11 Jul 2009
Our broken grant systemoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2009
Brainstorm: Logarithmic Evolution Distanceoriginal ↗
11 Jun 2009
Brainstorm: An alternative to the tree of lifeoriginal ↗
12 May 2009

2008

A Suggested Model for Dark Energyoriginal ↗
16 May 2008
John Wheeleroriginal ↗
21 Apr 2008

2007

Scientific Research (1/5: Gut Flora)original ↗
7 Jul 2007

2006

On Technology, the Future, and Material Wealthoriginal ↗
28 Aug 2006
Neurogenesisoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2006
Review: "The Singularity is Near"original ↗
15 Apr 2006