the-mind
A definition-driven synthesis of mind (based on Joscha Bach’s public work)

Sources

Keystone/kept sources referenced by the manuscript.

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  • web_bachai_dream_narrated_in_the_voice_of_douglas_coupland (2013-03-17): Waking up to a dream narrated in the voice of Douglas Coupland — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/dream-narrated-in-the-voice-of-douglas-coupland/
  • web_bachai_dont_care_about_meaning (2013-04-05): Don’t Care about Meaning — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/dont-care-about-meaning/
  • web_bachai_another_perversion_of_human_thought (2013-05-28): Another Perversion of Human Thought Processes — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/another-perversion-of-human-thought/
  • web_bachai_some_vague_ideas_on_building_secure_email (2013-08-16): Some vague ideas on building a secure email service — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/some-vague-ideas-on-building-secure-email/
  • web_bachai_the_itty_bitty_fingerprint_sensor (2013-09-17): The itty bitty fingerprint sensor — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/the-itty-bitty-fingerprint-sensor/
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  • web_bachai_old_wire_frame_ai (2013-10-08): Old Wire Frame AI — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/old-wire-frame-ai/
  • web_bachai_how_to_build_a_mind (2013-12-28): How to build a Mind: Artificial Intelligence Reloaded — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/how-to-build-a-mind/
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  • web_bachai_modes_of_communication (2014-06-21): Modes of Communication/Truth is the Weapon of the Underdog — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/modes-of-communication/
  • web_bachai_the_world_is_not_a_physics_engine (2014-07-02): The world is not a physics engine, or The Death of (Physicalist) Realism — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/the-world-is-not-a-physics-engine/
  • web_bachai_meditation_with_d (2014-09-17): From today’s meditation, at the beginning of an extensive planning session — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/meditation-with-d/
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  • web_bachai_dont_be_that_reptile (2014-09-18): Don’t be that Reptile — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/dont-be-that-reptile/
  • web_bachai_kasimir_malewichs_black_square (2014-09-23): Kasimir Malewich’s Black Square — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/kasimir-malewichs-black-square/
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  • web_bachai_discussing_social_constructionism_with_my_daughter (2014-11-12): Discussing social constructionism with my daughter — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/discussing-social-constructionism-with-my-daughter/
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  • web_bachai_a_tale_of_two_machines (2015-01-03): A tale of two machines — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/a-tale-of-two-machines/
  • web_bachai_jaron_lanier_pisses_me_off (2015-01-03): Jaron Lanier pisses me off — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/jaron-lanier-pisses-me-off/
  • web_bachai_why_ai_wont_be_just_a_bit_smarter_than_humans (2015-01-31): Why Artificial Intelligence won’t just be a bit smarter than humans — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/why-ai-wont-be-just-a-bit-smarter-than-humans/
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  • web_bachai_lambda_calculus_for_absolute_dummies (2015-05-07): The Lambda Calculus for Absolute Dummies (like myself) — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/lambda-calculus-for-absolute-dummies/
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  • web_bachai_in_defense_of_cryonics (2015-09-16): In Defense of Cryonics — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/in-defense-of-cryonics/
  • web_bachai_twitter_replaces_stars_with_hearts (2015-11-15): Why Twitter was right to replace stars with hearts, and why you hate it — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/twitter-replaces-stars-with-hearts/
  • web_bachai_rethinking_quantum_mechanics (2015-11-20): Rethinking Quantum Mechanics and Inverted Spacetime from a Computationalist Perspective — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/rethinking-quantum-mechanics/
  • web_bachai_four_gods (2015-12-11): Four Gods — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/four-gods/
  • web_bachai_quantum_computers_wont_work (2015-12-16): Why I don’t think that Quantum Computers will work, ever — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/quantum-computers-wont-work/
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  • web_bachai_the_universe_is_not_a_brain (2016-01-25): No, the Universe is not a Brain — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/the-universe-is-not-a-brain/
  • web_bachai_on_marvin_minsky (2016-01-26): On Marvin Minsky — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/on-marvin-minsky/
  • web_bachai_how_to_build_an_ai_plant (2016-03-11): How to build an artificially intelligent plant — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/how-to-build-an-ai-plant/
  • web_bachai_do_we_live_in_a_simulation (2016-06-05): Do we live in a simulation or in the base reality? — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/Do-we-live-in-a-simulation/
  • web_bachai_from_ai_to_artificial_consciousness (2016-12-13): From Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Consciousness — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/from-ai-to-artificial-consciousness/
  • web_bachai_machine_dreams (2016-12-28): Machine Dreams - Dreaming Machines — bach.ai — http://bach.ai/machine-dreams/
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  • ccc_35c3_10030_the_ghost_in_the_machine (2018-12-29): The Ghost in the Machine — media.ccc.de — https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-10030-the_ghost_in_the_machine
  • yt_P-2P3MSZrBM (2020-06-13): Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #101 — Lex Fridman — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-2P3MSZrBM
  • yt_8mixT5_U0hk (2020-06-14): Happiness is a cookie that your brain bakes for itself (Joscha Bach) | AI Podcast Clips — Lex Fridman — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mixT5_U0hk
  • yt_FMfA6i60WDA (2020-09-11): Joscha Bach - ChatGPT: Is AI Deepfaking Understanding? — Science, Technology & the Future — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMfA6i60WDA
  • yt_rIpUf-Vy2JA (2021-08-21): Joscha Bach: Nature of Reality, Dreams, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #212 — Lex Fridman — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIpUf-Vy2JA
  • yt_mofeg5Focxs (2021-08-24): How to Engineer Consciousness | Joscha Bach and Lex Fridman — Lex Clips — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mofeg5Focxs
  • yt_b6oekXIQ-LM (2021-10-05): Virtualism as a Perspective on Consciousness by Joscha Bach — AGI Laboratory — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6oekXIQ-LM
  • yt_CANlRaP_PrE (2022-01-20): Joscha Bach: Free Will and Consciousness — wonkmonk — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CANlRaP_PrE
  • yt_pB-pwXU0I4M (2022-02-13): Joscha Bach, Synthetic Intelligence — DigitalFUTURES — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB-pwXU0I4M
  • yt_uc112kET-i0 (2022-06-13): Joscha Bach - Agency in an Age of Machines - How AI Will Change Humanity — Science, Technology & the Future — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc112kET-i0
  • yt_y6FTuyFwsco (2023-01-04): Joscha Bach: Consciousness is a Control Model of Attention — wonkmonk — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6FTuyFwsco
  • yt_TbpK2daY5_Y (2023-01-17): Joscha Bach: How to Build a Conscious Artificial Agent — wonkmonk — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbpK2daY5_Y
  • yt_skXe_cUucO8 (2023-04-04): Self Learning Systems - Joscha Bach — The Neha Anwar Podcast — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skXe_cUucO8
  • yt_CcQMYNi9a2w (2023-12-12): Joscha Bach Λ Karl Friston: Ai, Death, Self, God, Consciousness — Curt Jaimungal — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcQMYNi9a2w
  • ccc_37c3_12167_synthetic_sentience (2023-12-29): Synthetic Sentience — media.ccc.de — https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12167-synthetic_sentience
  • yt_4H1L2Bpltbs (2024-05-08): Joscha Bach on the Bible, emotions and how AI could be wonderful. — Vance Crowe — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H1L2Bpltbs
  • yt_34VOI_oo-qM (2024-08-21): "We Are All Software" - Joscha Bach — Machine Learning Street Talk — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34VOI_oo-qM
  • yt_dW5uZLCm0Tg (2024-09-09): AGI Series 2024 - Joscha Bach: Is Consciousness a Missing Link to AGI? — DigitalFUTURES — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW5uZLCm0Tg
  • yt_MxYMW1RqdgQ (2024-10-08): Geist und Künstliche Intelligenz - Vortrag von Dr. Dr. h. c. Joscha Bach — Petersberger Gespräche — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxYMW1RqdgQ
  • yt_3MkJEGE9GRY (2024-10-20): Joscha Bach - Why Your Thoughts Aren't Yours. — Machine Learning Street Talk — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MkJEGE9GRY
  • ccc_38c3_self_models_of_loving_grace (2024-12-30): Self Models of Loving Grace — media.ccc.de — https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-self-models-of-loving-grace
  • yt_4kZE479isH8 (2025-06-20): Existential Hope Salon: Joscha Bach x Lou de K — California Institute for Machine Consciousness — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kZE479isH8
  • yt_xthJ1R9Ifc0 (2025-06-23): Joscha Bach: The AI perspective on Consciousness — California Institute for Machine Consciousness — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xthJ1R9Ifc0
  • yt_UkAOHrbcnAs (2025-07-05): Mind from Matter (Lecture By Joscha Bach) — The Computing Brain — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkAOHrbcnAs
  • yt_HDmnApiObxE (2025-07-22): How a Spiritual Worldview Explains Consciousness - Joscha Bach — Jack Roycroft-Sherry — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDmnApiObxE
  • yt_O5hymlaldf0 (2025-09-12): Joscha Bach, Will Hahn, Elan Barenholtz | MIT Computational Philosophy Club — Elan Barenholtz, PhD — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5hymlaldf0
  • yt_oR-BQTSpL5U (2025-10-09): Joscha Bach: The Operation of Consciousness | AGI-25 — SingularityNET — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR-BQTSpL5U
  • yt_DYm7VBaEmHU (2025-11-18): The Machine Consciousness Hypothesis — Michigan Medicine — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYm7VBaEmHU