Signs, Symbols, and Silicon: How AI Changes Our Understanding of Thought with Nicolas D. Villarreal

What makes human thought distinctive, and can machines ever truly think like us? In this profound conversation with Nicholas Villarreal, author of "A Soul of a New Type: Writings on Artificial Intelligence and Materialist Semiotics," we journey into the heart of what makes intelligence possible—through the often overlooked lens of semiotics. The discussion begins with a critical examination of how we conceptualize both human and artificial intelligence. Villarreal challenges the dominant fra...