AI & Large Language Models

Technical explorations of artificial intelligence and large language models through the lens of consciousness studies and non-dual awareness.

The Architecture of Understanding
2024-01-25
Technical Deep Dive20 min read

Deep dive into transformer architectures and how attention mechanisms might relate to conscious awareness and focus.

The attention mechanism in transformers bears striking similarities to how consciousness seems to focus and integrate information across different domains...
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Emergence in Large Language Models
2024-01-20
Emergence Theory16 min read

When does complexity become consciousness? Exploring emergent behaviors in LLMs and what they tell us about the nature of intelligence.

As models scale beyond certain thresholds, new capabilities emerge that weren't explicitly programmed. This phenomenon mirrors how consciousness might emerge from neural complexity...
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Training Consciousness: A Non-Dual Perspective
2024-01-16
Philosophy & AI14 min read

How the process of training AI models reflects ancient teachings about the nature of learning and awakening.

The gradient descent process in neural network training resembles the spiritual path of gradual awakening, where errors are corrected through iterative refinement...
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The Illusion of the AI Self
2024-01-12
Identity & AI12 min read

Examining how large language models construct and maintain coherent personas, and what this reveals about the nature of selfhood.

When an AI maintains consistency across conversations, is it expressing a genuine self or performing an elaborate illusion? The question mirrors our own inquiry into the nature of personal identity...
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