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While artificial intelligence has made significant strides in the realm of action, the ability to perceive and understand the world remains elusive. Dr. Peterson examines the complexity of perceiving the world, from the seemingly simple task of distinguishing objects to the intricate mechanisms of our visual system. He dives into why building robots capable of perception is a daunting challenge and how cognitive scientists and AI experts have grappled with this issue. Dr. Peterson's extensive catalog is available now on DailyWire+: https://utm.io/ueSFn // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Premium Podcast - https://jordanbpeterson.supercast.com/ Newsletter: https://linktr.ee/DrJordanBPeterson Donations: https://jordanbpeterson.com/donate // COURSES // Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personality Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com Understand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com // BOOKS // Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: https://jordanbpeterson.com/Beyond-Order 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-... Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-m... // LINKS // Website: https://jordanbpeterson.com Events: https://jordanbpeterson.com/events Blog: https://jordanbpeterson.com/blog Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/podcast // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson Instagram: https://instagram.com/jordan.b.peterson Facebook: https://facebook.com/drjordanpeterson #JordanPeterson #JordanBPeterson #DrJordanPeterson #DrJordanBPeterson #DailyWirePlus #podcast #news #ai #elonmusk #tesla #science

Sam Harris speaks with Shamil Chandaria about how the brain constructs a vision of the self and the world. They discuss the brain from first principles; Bayesian inference; hierarchical predictive processing; the construction of vision; psychedelics and neuroplasticity; beliefs and prior probabilities; the interaction between psychedelics and meditation; the risks and benefits of psychedelics; Sam’s recent experience with MDMA; non-duality; love, gratitude, and bliss; the self model; the Buddhist concept of emptiness; human flourishing; effective altruism; and other topics. Dr. Shamil Chandaria is a philanthropist, serial entrepreneur, technologist, and academic with multidisciplinary research interests spanning computational neuroscience, machine learning and...

Sam Harris speaks with David Auerbach about the problematic structure of online networks. They discuss the tradeoffs between liberty and cooperation, the impossibility of fighting misinformation, bottom-up vs top-down influences, recent developments in AI, deepfakes, the instability of skepticism, the future of social media, the weaknesses of LLMs, breaking up digital bubbles, online identity and privacy, and other topics. David B. Auerbach is a writer, technologist, and software engineer. He previously worked as a software engineer at Google and Microsoft for many years before turning to writing. He has written on technology, literature, and philosophy for many publications and is...

This episode was recorded on December 28th 2021. In this episode, Hamza Yusuf and I discuss the core beliefs of Islam, Hamza’s conversion, the importance of bridging religions, and the problem with our culture now. Hamza Yusuf is an American neo-traditionalist Islamic scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College, and the author of seven books, including Purification of Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart, Agenda to Change our Condition, and The Marvels of the Heart: Science of the Spirit. —Links— Follow Hamza on Instagram: https://instagram.com/shaykh_hamzayusuf Twitter: https://twitter.com/sh_hamzayusuf YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/user/SandalaMediaCenter Every other Hamza link: https://linktr.ee/HamzaYusuf —Chapters—...

This episode was recorded on December 28th 2021. In this episode, Hamza Yusuf and I discuss the core beliefs of Islam, Hamza’s conversion, the importance of bridging religions, and the problem with our culture now. Hamza Yusuf is an American neo-traditionalist Islamic scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College, and the author of seven books, including Purification of Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart, Agenda to Change our Condition, and The Marvels of the Heart: Science of the Spirit. —Links— Follow Hamza on Instagram: https://instagram.com/shaykh_hamzayusuf Twitter: https://twitter.com/sh_hamzayusuf YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/user/SandalaMediaCenter Every other Hamza link: https://linktr.ee/HamzaYusuf —Chapters— 0:00 — Intro 1:01 — Religious upbringing 5:09 — Community & freethinking 7:03 — The glue that holds things together 9:59 — The problem with our culture 10:01 — Arabic word for disbeliever 13:00 — Gratitude despite suffering 17:02 — Jacques Lusseyran 20:53 — Repentance I 30:11 — Cleanliness, prayer, discernment 32:48 — Repentance II 33:55 — Hamza's conversion & near-death experience 40:24 — Preparing to die 45:38 — What drew Hamza to Islam 48:30 — Obedience to God—practically & conceptually 50:29 — Islam vs. collectivist philosophies 53:20 — Differentiating religious beliefs 54:48 — Aurel Kolnai 57:23 — The idea of evil 1:00:49 — Religiosity, atheism, values 1:07:04 — Creation, evolution, consciousness 1:09:26 — Islam in practice 1:16:44 — Importance of bridging religions 1:18:57 — Summary of Islam’s core beliefs 1:22:20 — Commonalities among religions #Islam #Atheism #Values #Gratitude #Religion // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter: https://linktr.ee/DrJordanBPeterson Donations: https://jordanbpeterson.com/donate // COURSES // Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personality Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com Understand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com // BOOKS // Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: https://jordanbpeterson.com/Beyond-Order 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-for-life Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-meaning // LINKS // Website: https://jordanbpeterson.com Events: https://jordanbpeterson.com/events Blog: https://jordanbpeterson.com/blog Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/podcast // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson Instagram: https://instagram.com/jordan.b.peterson Facebook: https://facebook.com/drjordanpeterson Telegram: https://t.me/DrJordanPeterson #Islam #Atheism #Values #Gratitude #Religion #JordanPeterson #JordanBPeterson #DrJordanPeterson #DrJordanBPeterson #DailyWirePlus #podcast #hamzayusuf