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Will Mayner

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Will Mayner @wgpm.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I was very happy to talk about my work on extending Integrated Information Theory to account for perception & meaning with @algarwegian.bsky.social. The talk is geared towards those already familiar with IIT, but may still be of interest even if you're not. Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2412.21111
arxiv.org
Intrinsic meaning, perception, and matching
Integrated information theory (IIT) argues that the substrate of consciousness is a maximally irreducible complex of units. Together, subsets of the complex specify a cause-effect structure, composed ...
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Will Mayner @wgpm.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
In case you missed it, the infamous “IIT is pseudoscience” letter has been published in @natureneuro.bsky.social (rdcu.be/ecZIL), along with our reply (rdcu.be/ec7QV) and an excellent nonpartisan commentary from Àlex Gómez-Marín and @anilseth.bsky.social (rdcu.be/ec7XF)
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What makes a theory of consciousness unscientific?
Nature Neuroscience - Theories of consciousness have a long and controversial history. One well-known proposal — integrated information theory — has recently been labeled as...
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Will Mayner @wgpm.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
New preprint out with @algarwegian.bsky.social and Giulio Tononi arxiv.org/abs/2412.21111 Some questions we address 👇 🧵 @joannaszczotka.bsky.social @renzocom.bsky.social @ksks.bsky.social @anilseth.bsky.social @davidchalmers.bsky.social @romainbrette.bsky.social
arxiv.org
Intrinsic meaning, perception, and matching
Integrated information theory (IIT) argues that the substrate of consciousness is a maximally irreducible complex of units. Together, subsets of the complex specify a cause-effect structure, composed ...
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Will Mayner @wgpm.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
Excellent post from Larissa Albantakis on some criticisms of IIT and replies to them: www.consciousnessrealist.com/IIT-criticis...
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IIT criticisms and replies (a non-exhaustive list)
In light of recent events, I have thought quite a bit about constructive ways to address some of the concerns raised about Integrated Information Theory (IIT). At least for the time being, I refer to ...
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