CIMC X Foresight Institute Salon: Selfhood in Distributed, Self-Organizing Systems

✨ Join us for an engaging evening where curious thinkers gather to explore the fascinating questions surrounding selfhood in distributed, self-organizing systems. Co-hosted by the California Institute for Machine Consciousness (CIMC) and the Foresight Institute, this philosophy salon invites all to delve into the mysteries of mind, machines, language, and living matter.

🔍 Event Highlights:
We'll discuss how living organisms, ant colonies, and even the human brain operate as collectives without a centralized controller, with order emerging from numerous local interactions. Key points of conversation include:

• The Nature of Selfhood: Is the self a component of a system or a narrative it constructs?
• Identity vs. Selfhood: What constitutes selfhood, and how does it relate to identity?
• Minimum Requirements for Selfhood: What does a system require to be considered as having a self?

🧠 Opening Talk: A brief (~15 minutes) introduction will set the stage, covering concepts such as autopoiesis, Markov blankets, and Metzinger's idea regarding self-recognition.

💭 Come prepared with your own examples and ideas; your curiosity is what drives this conversation!

📍 Location: CIC Berlin
🔗 Get your ticket here! — RSVP is encouraged for those keen on joining this thought-provoking discussion!