person
Andy Clark
Sussex philosopher; extended mind theorist
Philosopher of mind whose 'extended mind' framework argues cognition extends into tools and environment. Foundational reference for thinking about AI as cognitive extension.
current Professor of Cognitive Philosophy, University of Sussex
Strategy positions
AI skepticmixed
AGI risk narratives overstated; real harms are mundane and currentFrames AI as cognitive extension rather than independent cognition; pushes back on both 'AI is conscious' and 'AI is just statistics' framings.
The mind extends into the world, into tools, into others, and now into AI. The boundary of cognition is not the skull.
Context: Core claim of his 1998 paper with David Chalmers, applied to AI in subsequent work.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.