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The proposal is a radical one — that human cognition is significantly weaker than we presume and AI significantly closer than we dared hope. I believe that the human mind is largely made up of tricks and sleights of hand that enamor us with much pride; but our pedestal might not be quite so high or robust as we imagine. I will pursue the argument that human cognition is based largely on 3D simulation and as such is particularly vulnerable to co-option by future advances in animation software.
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Hoyes, K.A. (2007). 3D Simulation: the Key to A.I.. In: Goertzel, B., Pennachin, C. (eds) Artificial General Intelligence. Cognitive Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68677-4_11
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