Thanks! That's great information. We had to make our own, but it's good to see that there are decent off the shelf systems. I agree that contact resistance on these tiny samples has got to be a huge issue (can they use mercury?). However, what I've seen suggests that even the low frequency AC measurements are more complex due to capacitive coupling effects. However, narrow bandwidth lock=in should improve noise... the equipment still just claims 10u Ohm.
From 2008 there was How to Build a Person by John Pollock. I don't recall whether he included some putative "explainer" disciplined by other components.
Heh. Seems to be a common pattern in book titles. There are also How to Build A Brain[1] by Chris Eliasmith and How To Create A Mind[2] by Ray Kurzweil as well.
I believe a more accurate term would be AI confabulation.
When one confabulates, one shamelessly inserts words which sound smooth and grammatical and potentially acceptable to a listener (and the speaker), but shamelessly with no hesitation or corrections to achieve actual truth.
I suspect there needs to be some layering on of reflection and inhibition to avoid this.
Perhaps with both 'hallucination' and 'confabulation' there are suggestions of both thought and absence of thought. The former suggestions are likely anthropomorphic. Suggesting some seamless lack of thought might not be?
All my instincts would prefer they were using the AC 4-wire option, given any reason to question results, and/or issues with contact effects, etc.