Elan Barenholtz PhD

Hey, I'm Elan. I'm an associate professor of psychology and complex systems at Florida Atlantic University.  I co-direct the Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Lab and I am also associate director of the Center for the Future Mind

 

My research is concerned with computational models of brain function. I am currently working on a unified autoregressive generative theory of cognition based on the same core computational principles of Large-language  Models Like ChatGPT.  In a nutshell, I argue that LLMs reveal that language is a self-contained, autogenerative system that runs on our brains without true grounding and that this further revelas the autoregressive nature of our brain function more generally. 

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Reach me here: elan.barenholtz [at] fau [dot] edu.

Keep up with my current work on Substack or check out my YouTube Channel​​​

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Education

Ph.D. in Cognitive Science Rutgers University/New Brunswick

Postdoctoral Training, Brown University 

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Interviews/Media Appearances​​​​

Language Without Meaning: How LLMs Exposed Our Biggest Illusion [Theories of Everything]

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The (Terrifying) Theory That Your Thoughts Were Never Your Own [Theories of Everything]

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• The Auto-Regression Theory of Cognition Challenges What We Know About Minds [ekkolápto]

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• Artificial Intelligence Researcher Dr. Elan Barenholtz on A.I’s future & where it leads [Moshe Popack]

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• AI for All | Dr. Elan Barenholtz | TEDxBocaRatonSalon [TedX]

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• FAU Faculty Vignette – Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D [FAU]

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