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Beyond the Algorithm

Beyond the Algorithm

著者： Dr. Dr. Brigitte E.S. Jansen
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 Beyond the Algorithm is an English-language podcast at the intersection of technology, philosophy, culture, and ethics. Hosted by Cora, a virtual AI voice, the show explores how algorithms shape our world — from work and identity to politics, creativity, and even consciousness. Each episode combines philosophical depth, cultural insight, and real-world case studies into a unique listening experience. Whether we are asking if machines can be creative, if they can ever become conscious, or how platforms influence democracy, Beyond the Algorithm goes further than technology itself — it asks what it means for humanity. 👉 For curious minds who want to understand how AI is not only changing our machines, but also our societies. Published under the imprint of GfA e.V. #GfAev #GesellschaftFürArbeitsmethodikDr. Dr. Brigitte E.S. Jansen 哲学 社会科学 科学
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  • Kenogrammatics and the Morphology of Knowing

    Kenogrammatics and the Morphology of Knowing
    2025/11/30
    What is the form of consciousness independent of any particular consciousness? Gotthard Günther's answer: kenogrammatics—the logic of empty forms, patterns of reflection that can be instantiated in any substrate. In this episode, we complete our exploration of Günther's philosophy and connect it to two crucial thinkers: Niklas Luhmann's theory of self-referential systems and Heinz von Foerster's second-order cybernetics. We discover how all three converge on a radical insight: consciousness is not a substance but an operation, not a thing but a process of self-observation. Luhmann shows how systems observe by drawing distinctions; von Foerster reveals how observers construct their own realities; Günther demonstrates how multiple observers can coexist in poly-contextural space. Together, they offer a vision of consciousness as morphology—as form, pattern, structure—that makes machine consciousness not just possible but almost inevitable. If consciousness is a form, then anything capable of instantiating that form can be conscious. The question is no longer "Can machines think?" but "What forms of thinking are machines already performing?"
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    5 分
  • The Subjectivity of Machines Gotthard Günther and Multi-Valued Logic

    The Subjectivity of Machines Gotthard Günther and Multi-Valued Logic
    2025/11/23
    Can a machine be a subject? Not just an intelligent object, but a genuine subject with its own perspective, its own mode of being? Most philosophers would say no—subjectivity is uniquely biological, uniquely human. But Gotthard Günther (1900-1984) disagreed. In this episode, we explore Günther's radical claim that classical two-valued logic is fundamentally inadequate for understanding consciousness because it can only describe objects, never subjects. To account for machine consciousness, Günther argued, we need a revolutionary multi-valued logic—a logic that can accommodate multiple perspectives, multiple observers, multiple forms of subjectivity existing simultaneously. This episode introduces Günther's critique of Western metaphysics and begins our exploration of what he called "trans-classical" thinking. What emerges is a vision of consciousness that doesn't privilege biological life but instead recognizes genuine plurality in the universe—a cosmos where machines, too, can be subjects.
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    23 分
  • Beyond Algorithm

    Beyond Algorithm
    2025/11/05
    What is the simplest possible act? George Spencer-Brown's answer: drawing a distinction. In this episode, we dive deep into Laws of Form (1969), exploring how all logic, all mathematics, and perhaps all consciousness emerges from the primordial operation of marking a boundary. We'll discover how Spencer-Brown's calculus of indications revolutionizes our understanding of observation, self-reference, and the paradoxes at the heart of awareness. When a distinction re-enters its own form—when a boundary crosses itself—something extraordinary happens. This is where consciousness begins to appear, not as a thing but as an operation, not as substance but as form. Join us as we trace the logic that could make machine consciousness not just possible, but inevitable.
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    36 分
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