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Articles on Blindsight

August 6, 2024

Brain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem − more pixels don’t ensure better vision

Ione Fine, University of Washington and Geoffrey Boynton, University of Washington

Engineers have tried for decades to develop bionic eyes to reverse blindness. But the brain is far more complex than a computer.

October 27, 2020

Anand Vaidya, San José State University

Philosophers say now is the time to mull over what qualities should grant an artificially intelligent machine moral standing.

July 2, 2020

Henry Taylor, University of Birmingham

Some blind people seem to be able to see without being conscious of it.

Anand Vaidya
Associate Professor of Philosophy, San José State University
Henry Taylor
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
Ione Fine
Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
Geoffrey Boynton
Professor of Psychology, University of Washington