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Andy Clark is a Professor of Cognitive Philosophy at the University of Sussex's School of Media, Arts and Humanities. His work bridges philosophy, cognitive science, and technology, focusing on embodied and extended cognition, predictive processing, and the impact of cultural artifacts on human cognition. He leads the ERC Synergy Grant XScape, exploring interactions between predictive brains, cultural tools, and visual search. Clark's research integrates robotics, computational neuroscience, and AI ethics, emphasizing how technology extends human cognitive capacities. His recent publications examine generative AI's role in extending minds, the role of predictive processing in consciousness, and the ethical implications of ambient technologies.
Clark holds grants including the EU-funded XScape (2021-2027) and previous ERC Advanced Grant Expecting Ourselves (2017-2021). He has authored influential books like Surfing Uncertainty (2016) and Supersizing the Mind (2008). His research themes include robotic embodiment, computational psychiatry, and socio-technological systems. Current projects explore predictive processing's role in mental health, creativity, and human-AI collaboration.
Key research directions: predictive processing as a unifying framework for consciousness, the extended mind hypothesis in AI contexts, and the philosophical implications of large language models. His work challenges traditional boundaries between mind, body, and environment, advocating for a 'metamorphic' view of cognition shaped by technological and cultural evolution.
