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Thinking fast and slow in AI: The role of metacognition (2021)

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  1. bbor · · focus · HN ↗
    This is still a great paper, but it&#x27;s missing the second axis of the quadric -- if the only two options are thinking fast or thinking about thinking, that leaves no room for thinking slow yet deliberately, AKA selfconsciousness. See <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gutenberg.org&#x2F;cache&#x2F;epub&#x2F;4280&#x2F;pg4280-images.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gutenberg.org&#x2F;cache&#x2F;epub&#x2F;4280&#x2F;pg4280-images.html for details

    I do wonder if any of these folks ever got a chance to try this at one of the big labs, tho...

    1. BOOSTERHIDROGEN · · focus · HN ↗
      Isn&#x27;t system 2 by itself semantically means thinking by thinking
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