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Could Computer Programs Become Conscious?
This essay investigates whether computer programs can achieve consciousness, navigating the intersection of philosophy, …
Jan Sobotka, Cvijetić Dušan, Kolly Florian, Zhang Michael
Jun 12, 2025
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Enhancing Fractional Gradient Descent with Learned Optimizers
Fractional Gradient Descent (FGD) offers a novel and promising way to accelerate optimization by incorporating fractional calculus into …
Jan Sobotka, Petr Šimánek, Pavel Kordík