Shedding Light on the Extended Mind: HoloLens, Holograms, and Internet-Extended Knowledge

Area of Science:

• Cognitive Science
• Philosophy of Mind
• Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

• Extended mind theory suggests cognitive processes can extend beyond the brain.
• The Internet and Web offer new avenues for exploring extended knowledge.
• Existing criteria for cognitive extension may need re-evaluation in light of new technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To advance the understanding of Internet-extended knowledge.
• To illustrate a real-world application (HoloArt app) of Internet-extended knowledge.
• To support philosophical inquiry into extended knowledge and the extended mind.

Main Methods:

• Describing the functionality of the HoloArt application.
• Integrating advances in mixed reality, cloud computing, and machine intelligence.
• Analyzing the HoloArt app as a putative case of Internet-extended knowledge.

Main Results:

• The HoloArt app serves as an illustrative example of Internet-extended knowledge.
• The integration of mixed reality, cloud computing, and machine intelligence can facilitate cognitive extension.
• The HoloArt app prompts re-evaluation of criteria for cognitive extension.

Conclusions:

• Technologically advanced resources significantly impact claims about extended knowledge and the extended mind.
• The HoloArt app provides a novel perspective on the universality of cognitive extension criteria.
• Further philosophical and empirical investigation is warranted for technologically-mediated cognition.