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Sam Harris speaks with Jeff Hawkins about the nature of intelligence. They discuss how the neocortex creates models of the world, the role of prediction in sensory-motor experience, cortical columns, reference frames, thought as movement in conceptual space, the future of artificial intelligence, AI risk, the \\u201calignment problem,\\u201d the distinction between reason and emotion, the \\u201cillusory truth effect,\\u201d bad outcomes vs existential risk, and other topics.

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Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That\\u2019s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life\\u2019s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.