Brian Ahier

🧠 A thought-provoking weekend read: Does agentic AI have a mind? 🤖 Philosopher Tom Cochrane argues that pursuing goals—even through sophisticated, autonomous behavior—does not establish that an AI has conscious experience. He grounds genuine agency in living organisms’ need to sustain themselves. 🤖 In my view, agentic AI demonstrates agility and behavioral flexibility: it can adjust strategies, respond to feedback and revise plans. Whether it experiences anything while doing so remains unresolved. 📍The distinction matters. Capability, adaptability and consciousness are different questions. 📍The article’s strongest practical message: Greater AI autonomy must not dilute human responsibility, accountability or meaningful oversight. Note: This article is based on a peer-reviewed philosophical review of perceptual control theory by Tom Cochrane and Matthew J. Nestor (2025). It offers a framework for understanding goals and minds—not experimental proof that AI lacks consciousness (link in the comment section). 👉singularityhub.com/2026/11/1… #AI #AgenticAI #NeuroAI #ResponsibleAI #Governance #Consciousness @Khulood_Almani @dinisguarda @Shi4Tech @Eli_Krumova @ahier @HaroldSinnott @jblefevre60 @ipfconline1 @Mack1510019 @drsharwood @EvanKirstel @ThEiLe0 @SusanFourtane @Hana_ElSayyed @Ym78200 @Timothy_Hughes @Nicochan33 @mvollmer1 @jeancayeux @amalmerzouk @bamitav @Fabriziobustama @FrRonconii @domingonarvaez1 @c4trends @TerenceLeungSF @aure79lien @EstelaMandela @NevilleGaunt @stanleywaite1 @pchamard @corixpartners @SwissCognitive #Biology #AIConsciousness Credit: Steve A. Johnson

🧠🧩 AI Uncovers Hidden Genetic Changes Linked to Autism 🤖🧩Machine learning is helping researchers uncover subtle genetic changes linked to autism that have been difficult to interpret. 🧩 The study focuses on microexons—tiny genetic segments included in or excluded from RNA through a process called splicing. These segments can influence how #proteins function and interact, particularly in the brain. 🧩 Researchers trained a model to predict which genetic variants disrupt this process, then analyzed data from 7,391 families. They identified 72 rare, potentially disruptive variants found in 2.5% of autistic participants and absent from their non-autistic siblings. Testing three variants in human neurons confirmed that each altered microexon splicing. 🧠 The model helps interpret genetic changes in regions outside protein-coding sequences, potentially revealing previously unrecognized contributors to autism. #ASD #Autism #Neuroscience #PrecisionMedicine By Giorgia Guglielmi 👉@_TheTransmitter thetransmitter.org/spectrum/… @Khulood_Almani @Shi4Tech @jblefevre60 @Eli_Krumova @JoannMoretti @ThEiLe0 @Hana_ElSayyed @c4trends @SusanFourtane @HaroldSinnott @dinisguarda @EvanKirstel @RLDI_Lamy @drsharwood @Ym78200 @Mack1510019 @jeancayeux @ahier @Nicochan33 @Timothy_Hughes @mvollmer1 @rvp @amalmerzouk @bamitav @Fabriziobustama @FrRonconii @domingonarvaez1 @c4trends @TerenceLeungSF @aure79lien @NevilleGaunt @stanleywaite1 @pchamard @corixpartners #Brain #ResponsibleAI #Genomics #AIforGood #Protein Neuronal networks: Genes containing microexons in mice are key to synapse structure and function. Credit: @VectorInst