Berkeley talk proposes new conceptualization of language: "informative imagitation"
begusgasper · x · 2026-09-23
The author presented a talk at UC Berkeley's Science of Intelligence seminar on a new conceptualization of what language actually is, introducing the novel term "informative imagitation." The talk is a conceptual exploration of the nature of language with implications for how AI models it; video is available.
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