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Elan Barenholtz: The Theory That Shatters Language Itself
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Elan Barenholtz, a cognitive scientist at Florida Atlantic University, argues that language functions as an autonomous, autoregressive system disconnected from the external world. He explores how AI’s meaning‑free mastery of language challenges our assumptions about mind, perception, and reality.
- 00:00 - The Mind and Language Connection
- 02:09 - The Grounded Thesis of Language
- 09:29 - The Epiphany of Language
- 13:06 - The Dichotomy of Language and Perception
- 16:24 - Language as an Autonomous System
- 19:48 - The Problem of Qualia and Language
- 23:35 - Bridging Language and Action
- 31:32 - Exploring Embeddings in Language
- 38:21 - The Platonic Space of Language
- 44:17 - The Challenges of Meaning and Action
- 51:05 - Understanding the Complexity of Color
- 52:53 - The Paradox of Language Describing Itself
- 58:19 - The Map of Language and Action
- 1:07:48 - Continuous Learning in Language Models
- 1:11:46 - The Nature of Memory
- 1:22:46 - The Role of Context
- 1:32:18 - Exploring Language Dynamics
- 1:39:44 - The Shift from Oral to Written Language
- 2:11:34 - Language and the Cosmic Whole
- 2:21:35 - Reflections on Existence
SPONSORS:
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RESOURCES:
- Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- Elan's Substack: https://elanbarenholtz.substack.com
- Elan's X / Twitter: https://x.com/ebarenholtz
- Geoffrey Hinton on TOE: https://youtu.be/b_DUft-BdIE
- Joscha Bach and Ben Goertzel on TOE: https://youtu.be/xw7omaQ8SgA
- Elan's published papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2grAjZsAAAAJ
- Ai medical panel on TOE: https://youtu.be/abzXzPBW4_s
- Jacob Barandes and Manolis Kellis on TOE: https://youtu.be/MTD8xkbiGis
- Will Hahn on TOE: https://youtu.be/3fkg0uTA3qU
- Noam Chomsky on TOE: https://youtu.be/DQuiso493ro
- Greg Kondrak on TOE: https://youtu.be/FFW14zSYiFY
- Andres Emilsson on TOE: https://youtu.be/BBP8WZpYp0Y
- Harnessing the Universal Geometry of Embeddings (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.12540
- Yang-Hui He on TOE: https://youtu.be/spIquD_mBFk
- Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://youtu.be/Q9sBKCd2HD0
- Curt interviews ChatGPT: https://youtu.be/mSfChbMRJwY
- Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind (book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0674251555
- Karl Friston on TOE: https://youtu.be/uk4NZorRjCo
- Michael Levin and Anna Ciaunica on TOE: https://youtu.be/2aLhkm6QUgA
- The Biology of LLMs (paper): https://transformer-circuits.pub/2025/attribution-graphs/biology.html
- Jacob Barandes on TOE: https://youtu.be/YaS1usLeXQM
- Emily Adlam on TOE: https://youtu.be/6I2OhmVWLMs
- Julian Barbour on TOE: https://youtu.be/bprxrGaf0Os
- Tim Palmer on TOE: https://youtu.be/vlklA6jsS8A
- Neil Turok on TOE: https://youtu.be/ZUp9x44N3uE
- Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/jayaraasi/
- On the Origin of Time (book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593128443
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- 00:00 - The Mind and Language Connection
- 02:09 - The Grounded Thesis of Language
- 09:29 - The Epiphany of Language
- 13:06 - The Dichotomy of Language and Perception
- 16:24 - Language as an Autonomous System
- 19:48 - The Problem of Qualia and Language
- 23:35 - Bridging Language and Action
- 31:32 - Exploring Embeddings in Language
- 38:21 - The Platonic Space of Language
- 44:17 - The Challenges of Meaning and Action
- 51:05 - Understanding the Complexity of Color
- 52:53 - The Paradox of Language Describing Itself
- 58:19 - The Map of Language and Action
- 1:07:48 - Continuous Learning in Language Models
- 1:11:46 - The Nature of Memory
- 1:22:46 - The Role of Context
- 1:32:18 - Exploring Language Dynamics
- 1:39:44 - The Shift from Oral to Written Language
- 2:11:34 - Language and the Cosmic Whole
- 2:21:35 - Reflections on Existence
SPONSORS:
- The Economist: 20% off discount - https://www.economist.com/toe
RESOURCES:
- Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- Elan's Substack: https://elanbarenholtz.substack.com
- Elan's X / Twitter: https://x.com/ebarenholtz
- Geoffrey Hinton on TOE: https://youtu.be/b_DUft-BdIE
- Joscha Bach and Ben Goertzel on TOE: https://youtu.be/xw7omaQ8SgA
- Elan's published papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2grAjZsAAAAJ
- Ai medical panel on TOE: https://youtu.be/abzXzPBW4_s
- Jacob Barandes and Manolis Kellis on TOE: https://youtu.be/MTD8xkbiGis
- Will Hahn on TOE: https://youtu.be/3fkg0uTA3qU
- Noam Chomsky on TOE: https://youtu.be/DQuiso493ro
- Greg Kondrak on TOE: https://youtu.be/FFW14zSYiFY
- Andres Emilsson on TOE: https://youtu.be/BBP8WZpYp0Y
- Harnessing the Universal Geometry of Embeddings (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.12540
- Yang-Hui He on TOE: https://youtu.be/spIquD_mBFk
- Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://youtu.be/Q9sBKCd2HD0
- Curt interviews ChatGPT: https://youtu.be/mSfChbMRJwY
- Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind (book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0674251555
- Karl Friston on TOE: https://youtu.be/uk4NZorRjCo
- Michael Levin and Anna Ciaunica on TOE: https://youtu.be/2aLhkm6QUgA
- The Biology of LLMs (paper): https://transformer-circuits.pub/2025/attribution-graphs/biology.html
- Jacob Barandes on TOE: https://youtu.be/YaS1usLeXQM
- Emily Adlam on TOE: https://youtu.be/6I2OhmVWLMs
- Julian Barbour on TOE: https://youtu.be/bprxrGaf0Os
- Tim Palmer on TOE: https://youtu.be/vlklA6jsS8A
- Neil Turok on TOE: https://youtu.be/ZUp9x44N3uE
- Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/jayaraasi/
- On the Origin of Time (book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593128443
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Elan Barenholtz, a cognitive scientist at Florida Atlantic University, argues that language functions as an autonomous, autoregressive system disconnected from the external world. He explores how AI’s meaning‑free mastery of language challenges our assumptions about mind, perception, and reality.
- 00:00 - The Mind and Language Connection
- 02:09 - The Grounded Thesis of Language
- 09:29 - The Epiphany of Language
- 13:06 - The Dichotomy of Language and Perception
- 16:24 - Language as an Autonomous System
- 19:48 - The Problem of Qualia and Language
- 23:35 - Bridging Language and Action
- 31:32 - Exploring Embeddings in Language
- 38:21 - The Platonic Space of Language
- 44:17 - The Challenges of Meaning and Action
- 51:05 - Understanding the Complexity of Color
- 52:53 - The Paradox of Language Describing Itself
- 58:19 - The Map of Language and Action
- 1:07:48 - Continuous Learning in Language Models
- 1:11:46 - The Nature of Memory
- 1:22:46 - The Role of Context
- 1:32:18 - Exploring Language Dynamics
- 1:39:44 - The Shift from Oral to Written Language
- 2:11:34 - Language and the Cosmic Whole
- 2:21:35 - Reflections on Existence
SPONSORS:
- The Economist: 20% off discount - https://www.economist.com/toe
RESOURCES:
- Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- Elan's Substack: https://elanbarenholtz.substack.com
- Elan's X / Twitter: https://x.com/ebarenholtz
- Geoffrey Hinton on TOE: https://youtu.be/b_DUft-BdIE
- Joscha Bach and Ben Goertzel on TOE: https://youtu.be/xw7omaQ8SgA
- Elan's published papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2grAjZsAAAAJ
- Ai medical panel on TOE: https://youtu.be/abzXzPBW4_s
- Jacob Barandes and Manolis Kellis on TOE: https://youtu.be/MTD8xkbiGis
- Will Hahn on TOE: https://youtu.be/3fkg0uTA3qU
- Noam Chomsky on TOE: https://youtu.be/DQuiso493ro
- Greg Kondrak on TOE: https://youtu.be/FFW14zSYiFY
- Andres Emilsson on TOE: https://youtu.be/BBP8WZpYp0Y
- Harnessing the Universal Geometry of Embeddings (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.12540
- Yang-Hui He on TOE: https://youtu.be/spIquD_mBFk
- Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://youtu.be/Q9sBKCd2HD0
- Curt interviews ChatGPT: https://youtu.be/mSfChbMRJwY
- Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind (book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0674251555
- Karl Friston on TOE: https://youtu.be/uk4NZorRjCo
- Michael Levin and Anna Ciaunica on TOE: https://youtu.be/2aLhkm6QUgA
- The Biology of LLMs (paper): https://transformer-circuits.pub/2025/attribution-graphs/biology.html
- Jacob Barandes on TOE: https://youtu.be/YaS1usLeXQM
- Emily Adlam on TOE: https://youtu.be/6I2OhmVWLMs
- Julian Barbour on TOE: https://youtu.be/bprxrGaf0Os
- Tim Palmer on TOE: https://youtu.be/vlklA6jsS8A
- Neil Turok on TOE: https://youtu.be/ZUp9x44N3uE
- Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/jayaraasi/
- On the Origin of Time (book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593128443
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- 00:00 - The Mind and Language Connection
- 02:09 - The Grounded Thesis of Language
- 09:29 - The Epiphany of Language
- 13:06 - The Dichotomy of Language and Perception
- 16:24 - Language as an Autonomous System
- 19:48 - The Problem of Qualia and Language
- 23:35 - Bridging Language and Action
- 31:32 - Exploring Embeddings in Language
- 38:21 - The Platonic Space of Language
- 44:17 - The Challenges of Meaning and Action
- 51:05 - Understanding the Complexity of Color
- 52:53 - The Paradox of Language Describing Itself
- 58:19 - The Map of Language and Action
- 1:07:48 - Continuous Learning in Language Models
- 1:11:46 - The Nature of Memory
- 1:22:46 - The Role of Context
- 1:32:18 - Exploring Language Dynamics
- 1:39:44 - The Shift from Oral to Written Language
- 2:11:34 - Language and the Cosmic Whole
- 2:21:35 - Reflections on Existence
SPONSORS:
- The Economist: 20% off discount - https://www.economist.com/toe
RESOURCES:
- Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- Elan's Substack: https://elanbarenholtz.substack.com
- Elan's X / Twitter: https://x.com/ebarenholtz
- Geoffrey Hinton on TOE: https://youtu.be/b_DUft-BdIE
- Joscha Bach and Ben Goertzel on TOE: https://youtu.be/xw7omaQ8SgA
- Elan's published papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2grAjZsAAAAJ
- Ai medical panel on TOE: https://youtu.be/abzXzPBW4_s
- Jacob Barandes and Manolis Kellis on TOE: https://youtu.be/MTD8xkbiGis
- Will Hahn on TOE: https://youtu.be/3fkg0uTA3qU
- Noam Chomsky on TOE: https://youtu.be/DQuiso493ro
- Greg Kondrak on TOE: https://youtu.be/FFW14zSYiFY
- Andres Emilsson on TOE: https://youtu.be/BBP8WZpYp0Y
- Harnessing the Universal Geometry of Embeddings (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.12540
- Yang-Hui He on TOE: https://youtu.be/spIquD_mBFk
- Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://youtu.be/Q9sBKCd2HD0
- Curt interviews ChatGPT: https://youtu.be/mSfChbMRJwY
- Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind (book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0674251555
- Karl Friston on TOE: https://youtu.be/uk4NZorRjCo
- Michael Levin and Anna Ciaunica on TOE: https://youtu.be/2aLhkm6QUgA
- The Biology of LLMs (paper): https://transformer-circuits.pub/2025/attribution-graphs/biology.html
- Jacob Barandes on TOE: https://youtu.be/YaS1usLeXQM
- Emily Adlam on TOE: https://youtu.be/6I2OhmVWLMs
- Julian Barbour on TOE: https://youtu.be/bprxrGaf0Os
- Tim Palmer on TOE: https://youtu.be/vlklA6jsS8A
- Neil Turok on TOE: https://youtu.be/ZUp9x44N3uE
- Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/jayaraasi/
- On the Origin of Time (book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593128443
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