The reasoner! I spent the last four months imagining the reasoner, a Geneosophic projection that, together with the conceptor, can be used to explain the behaviors of any entity, such as evolution,
Geneosophic approach to description It seems like all the bits and pieces of the Geneosophic approach to description are in place. We are now able to seamlessly move from Conceptual Geneosophy to the Geneosophic
Theoretical applied Geneosophy is taking shape Once theoretical Geneosophy was complete, we felt like the theory could be applied to a case study. It turns out that moving from theoretical Geneosophy to applied Genesophy was not
Taking a step backward to move forward Plato had a strong intuition, but he did not turn it into a rational way to define concepts. Aristotle settled for a way to describe objects. Geneosophy deals with concepts.
Vital fluids, hydraulics and computers I find it fascinating that books are being written about the future of life or intelligence. And yet, today, we do not have a shred of understanding of how to
Geneosophy 10 years ago, I started a journey with the goal of fixing the Internet (Web and Apps). I took a detour into Philosophy, Neuroscience, Mathematics and Programming. And in the
Understanding ... That feeling when you understand a discovery you made years ago. That feeling when you understand what discovery means. That feeling when you understand what understanding means. That feeling when
Philosophy matters That feeling when you realize that Aristotle shaped our thinking in subtle ways that are extremely hard to disentangle. The implicit is the enemy of understanding, before defeating it, one
Theory and constraints That feeling when you realize that the how follows nicely from the what. Once the theory is in place, it constrains the possible hows and guides to one that finally
That feeling ... That feeling when you realize that Galileo’s vision was perfectly reasonable for his time but applied today it is just a mental prison, a cage. That feeling when you
Virtual reality, the brain and real dizziness I tried the Climb, a Virtual Reality game for the Oculus headset. The experience is amazing. I felt like I was high above the ground. I felt dizziness even if
Specification I am working on a project with some very sharp minded guys. They are helping me write the specifications. The project is a new way of thinking about the Internet,
Moving my blog I`m in the process of moving my blog to a new hosting provider and a new blogging platform, Ghost. In the next few weeks I'll be copying all the
Back in Milan Back in Milan for a couple of days. As usual, the first stop is Chinatown. It is great to see the Chinese community raising money for the earthquake victims in
Shifting complexity from modeling to interpreting results A typical AI problem involves quite a bit of tinkering before the model can start learning. Say you want to recognize objects; you need a fairly large number of pictures
Different perceptions of reality When attending a neuroscience meeting, one realizes how little we do know about brains. This is strikingly different from the feeling one gets at some AI meetings where even the
Space: 1999 As a kid, Space: 1999 inspired me - and sometimes scared me. Back in the days, I watched as many episodes as possible, religiously waiting for the next episode to
A new generation of Internet services Following up on the previous post, here are some of the problems that should be solved by a new generation of Internet services: how do I keep information integrated as
Traditional approach to model building The previous post was about the historical perspective of the traditional approach to modelling. Here the objective is to devise a new approach to develop Internet services and to avoid
Is there a better way to description? Humans constantly try to devise appropriate ways to describe their experiences. Many great thinkers have had their say: Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him
Migration flows November in Capri. Past glories tanning in the transparent water. One tends to forget how blessed southern Europe is, climate wise. In England by this time of the day, some
Artificial Intelligence and thought vectors Since I sold my latest start-up, I have been looking into ways to make sense of the deluge of data created by new technologies; data that Google, Facebook, Twitter and
Learning from worm brains Recently I came across two papers about the C. elegans, a tiny translucent worm. The papers are interesting because they help shed some light on how brains work. In fact,
About societies Accelerating technology and its impact on societies, cultures and economies of the world is impossibile to ignore. Some societies refuse to embrace the future and consequently accept to change, others
