Towards The Cybernetic Theory of Mind | Consciousness: Evolution of the Mind, Part V

by Elizabeth Titovskaya

“Most of the complexity of a human neuron is devoted to maintaining its life-support functions, not its information-processing capabilities. Ultimately, we will be able to port our mental processes to a more suitable computational substrate. Then our minds won’t have to stay so small.” ―Ray Kurzweil

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Local consciousness, or our phenomenal mind, is emergent, whereas non-local consciousness, or universal mind, is immanent. Material worlds come and go, but fundamental consciousness is ever-present, argues evolutionary cyberneticist and philosopher of mind Alex M. Vikoulov who is currently developing the Cybernetic Theory of Mind, his theory of everything. From a new science of consciousness to simulation metaphysics, from evolutionary cybernetics to computational physics, from physics of time and information to quantum cosmology, this novel explanatory theory for a deeper understanding of reality is combined into one elegant theory of everything.

Based on The Cybernetic Theory of Mind eBook series (2022) by Alex M. Vikoulov as well as his magnum opus The Syntellect Hypothesis: Five Paradigms of the Mind’s Evolution (2020), comes a recently-released documentary Consciousness: Evolution of the Mind. 

​This film, hosted by the author of the books from which the narrative is derived, is now available for viewing on demand on Vimeo, Plex, Tubi, Xumo, Social Club TV and other global networks with its worldwide premiere aired on June 8, 2021. IMDb-accredited film, rated TV-PG. This is a futurist's take on the nature of consciousness and reverse engineering of our thinking in order to implement it in cybernetics and advanced AI systems.

What mechanism may link quantum physics to phenomenology? What properties are inherently associated with consciousness? What is Experiential Realism? How can we successfully approach the Hard Problem of Consciousness, or perhaps, circumvent it? What is the Quantum Algorithm of Consciousness? Are free-willing conscious AIs even possible? These are some of the questions addressed in this Part V of the documentary.

Here's Part V: Towards The Cybernetic Theory of Mind > 

Video: Towards The Cybernetic Theory of Mind, Part V of Consciousness: Evolution of the Mind Documentary - Ecstadelic Media (cc)

​This 40-min. documentary features five parts: 
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I. What is Consciousness? (accessible via playlist on our YouTube channel);
II. Consciousness & Information (accessible via playlist on our YouTube channel);
III. Consciousness & Time (accessible via playlist on our YouTube channel);
IV. Universal Consciousness (accessible via playlist on our YouTube channel);
V. Towards the Cybernetic Theory of Mind (watch it on YouTube - link above);
​Conclusion (to be released on YouTube in late 2022)

*Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch the next and final installment of this new documentary (Conclusion). This concluding part of the film will be released on YouTube in late 2022. Parts I through V are now available on our YouTube channel (look for Consciousness: Evolution of the Mind playlist):
https://www.youtube.com/c/EcstadelicMedia​

​Or, watch the documentary in its entirety on TUBI (free w/ads):
https://tubitv.com/movies/613341/consciousness-evolution-of-the-mind

IMDb-accredited film, rated TV-PG
Director: Alex Vikoulov
Narrator: Forrest Hansen
​Copyright © 2021 Ecstadelic Media Group, Burlingame, California, USA

**Watch the official teaser trailer here: 
https://youtu.be/-ydTVg2l6GM​

***The Cybernetic Theory of Mind eBook series (2022) by Alex M. Vikoulov (5-book set) is available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R2K7ZK2

​***The Syntellect Hypothesis: Five Paradigms of the Mind's Evolution (2020) by Alex M. Vikoulov is available as eBook, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook on Amazon: 
https://www.amazon.com/Syntellect-Hypothesis-Paradigms-Minds-Evolution/dp/1733426140

***Join Consciousness: Evolution of the Mind public forum for news and discussions (Facebook public group of 7K+ members):  
https://www.facebook.com/groups/consciousness.evolution.mind​
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About the Filmmaker:
Alex Vikoulov is a Russian-American futurist, evolutionary cyberneticist and philosopher of mind, CEO/Editor-in-Chief of Ecstadelic Media Group, filmmaker, author of "The Syntellect Hypothesis: Five Paradigms of the Mind's Evolution," "The Origins of Us: Evolutionary Emergence and The Omega Point Cosmology," "The Physics of Time: D-Theory of Time & Temporal Mechanics," "The Intelligence Supernova: Essays on Cybernetic Transhumanism, The Simulation Singularity & The Syntellect Emergence," "Theology of Digital Physics: Phenomenal Consciousness, The Cosmic Self & The Pantheistic Interpretation of Our Holographic Reality," "NOOGENESIS: Computational Biology," "TECHNOCULTURE: The Rise of Man," "The Cybernetic Singularity: The Syntellect Emergence," "THEOGENESIS: Transdimensional Propagation & Universal Expansion," "The Omega Singularity: Universal Mind & The Fractal Multiverse." Self-described neo-transcendentalist, cybertheosopher, transhumanist singularitarian. Lives and works in California's Silicon Valley. More Bio...

Filmmaker Website: www.alexvikoulov.com
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e-mail: alexvikoulov@ecstadelic.net
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