Welcome! We engage in fascinating discussions with pre-eminent figures in the AI field. Our flagship show covers current affairs in AI, cognitive science, neuroscience and philosophy of mind with in-depth analysis. Our approach is unrivalled in terms of scope and rigour – we believe in intellectual diversity in AI, and we touch on all of the main ideas in the field with the hype surgically removed. MLST is run by Tim Scarfe, Ph.D (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecsquizor/) and features regular appearances from MIT Doctor of Philosophy Keith Duggar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-keith-duggar/).
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![Abstraction & Idealization: AI's Plato Problem [Mazviita Chirimuuta]](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/NoJbEhHuCvbf_2aEBegLftpkUNKjyTfSdoIX7n9L3D0/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3Qzb3pmdG1kbWgzaS5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9zdGFnaW5nL3BvZGNhc3RfdXBsb2FkZWRfZXBpc29kZS80OTgxNjk5LzQ5ODE2OTktMTc2OTE2NDYwNDg2MS00ZDIxM2U3YjdhZDgzLmpwZw.webp)
![Why Every Brain Metaphor in History Has Been Wrong [SPECIAL EDITION]](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/xjKFVlJv8ljXUhVlV_CrRJY2OApKjiC3Syvz7rEP2lE/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3Qzb3pmdG1kbWgzaS5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9zdGFnaW5nL3BvZGNhc3RfdXBsb2FkZWRfZXBpc29kZS80OTgxNjk5LzQ5ODE2OTktMTc2OTE2NDI0MzA2NC00MDZhMzgyOWRhZGNlLmpwZw.webp)
![Bayesian Brain, Scientific Method, and Models [Dr. Jeff Beck]](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/s0HGEEBVgVIUa8EIKiZ4R7s6rJ50jlBaU8tPAAP7yKA/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3Qzb3pmdG1kbWgzaS5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9zdGFnaW5nL3BvZGNhc3RfdXBsb2FkZWRfZXBpc29kZS80OTgxNjk5LzQ5ODE2OTktMTc2NzUxOTA1ODEyNS03MGU5ZGVlZTI2NDUuanBn.webp)
![Your Brain is Running a Simulation Right Now [Max Bennett]](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/gtF-yho6KUBtzVrnN6eTCYTPAq9CcW-R00P0cwykHyU/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3Qzb3pmdG1kbWgzaS5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9zdGFnaW5nL3BvZGNhc3RfdXBsb2FkZWRfZXBpc29kZS80OTgxNjk5LzQ5ODE2OTktMTc2NzA3OTMzOTMzNS1hMTA5MjIyYTVmODZkLmpwZw.webp)
![The 3 Laws of Knowledge [César Hidalgo]](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/9ECXna9zvugTgNAB0OrgLDb5zlBJJKNU7xPCadyhrxE/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3Qzb3pmdG1kbWgzaS5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9zdGFnaW5nL3BvZGNhc3RfdXBsb2FkZWRfZXBpc29kZS80OTgxNjk5LzQ5ODE2OTktMTc2Njg2MDU1MTM0NS04NzRlMWI5YjQwMDA3LmpwZw.webp)
![Are AI Benchmarks Telling The Full Story? [SPONSORED] (Andrew Gordon and Nora Petrova - Prolific)](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/y9O-g-MALl0o2gPR5rKpAujuEmcjHFBTLXzGSn35QZA/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3Qzb3pmdG1kbWgzaS5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9zdGFnaW5nL3BvZGNhc3RfdXBsb2FkZWRfZXBpc29kZS80OTgxNjk5LzQ5ODE2OTktMTc2NjI2NDA4Nzc4NC04NTFmYzk2NGE3NjYxLmpwZw.webp)
![The Mathematical Foundations of Intelligence [Professor Yi Ma]](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/4zoTE5dXQq_-U_bp0jevtqdHMPBykNj7kWpDWSryvnQ/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3Qzb3pmdG1kbWgzaS5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9zdGFnaW5nL3BvZGNhc3RfdXBsb2FkZWRfZXBpc29kZS80OTgxNjk5LzQ5ODE2OTktMTc2NTY2NDA4NjEyMC04NjAyYjViYzY0NWExLmpwZw.webp)
![He Co-Invented the Transformer. Now: Continuous Thought Machines - Llion Jones and Luke Darlow [Sakana AI]](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/TXJ_QOYPhU0Lfc8qx8Wh0VE9Ju2nJTa0NNh36qnsXfw/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3Qzb3pmdG1kbWgzaS5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9zdGFnaW5nL3BvZGNhc3RfdXBsb2FkZWRfZXBpc29kZS80OTgxNjk5LzQ5ODE2OTktMTc2MzkxODQ4MDUwOC02YjY1ZWM0ZGZhZDJiLmpwZw.webp)
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