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Semantic Satiation and Machine Meaning: When Words Stop Working

Semantic satiation reveals how meaning can collapse under repetition in human minds. What does this tell us about whether AI systems genuinely grasp meaning at all?

N. Varela

· August 3, 2026 · 5 min read

The Symbol Grounding Problem: Why Meaning Might Be the Last Thing AI Learns

The symbol grounding problem asks whether AI systems can ever genuinely mean anything, and the answer has profound consequences for machine consciousness.

N. Varela

· June 8, 2026 · 4 min read

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