The Cognitive Science and Humanities AI Podcast

Robert West
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In this podcast we consider the humanity of AI and what AI might tell us about the human mind

  1. FEB 8

    How large language models work: Part 4 - the big picture

    In this episode, Britany helps us to visualize the large language model structure by thinking of it as a building

    4 min

  2. FEB 7

    How large language models work: Part 3 - learning

    In this episode Dr West explains how large language models are trained

    12 min

  3. JAN 19

    How large language models work: Part 2 - vector flow

    In this episode, Britany describes how vectors flow through Large Language Models, and how they are transformed

    4 min

  4. JAN 13

    How large language models work: Part 1 - the macro structure

    This is the first in a series of episodes explaining how Large Language Models work

    7 min

  5. JAN 4

    Christmas, Demonology, and Large Language Models

    In this episode Dr West uses Christmas and Gnostic Demonology to explore how humans and Large Language Models have trouble separating physical reality from associative reality

    19 min

  6. 12/08/2025

    The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    In this episode, Dr West explains the high dimensional structure of the unbearable lightness of being, for humans and for Large Language Models

    24 min

  7. 11/19/2025

    Is Culture the Real AI

    In this episode, Dr West explains culture in terms of memes and how the success of large language models should change how think about this

    40 min

  8. 10/31/2025

    Emotion: Part2. Large Language Model Emotions

    In this episode Dr West deconstructs the question of whether or not AI can have emotion, and gives a nuanced answer

    42 min
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In this podcast we consider the humanity of AI and what AI might tell us about the human mind

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