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David Chalmers on AI and Consciousness

David Chalmers on AI and Consciousness

FromThe Gradient: Perspectives on AI


David Chalmers on AI and Consciousness

FromThe Gradient: Perspectives on AI

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
May 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In episode 25 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to David Chalmers, professor of philosophy and Philosophy and Neural Science at New York University, and co-director of NYU’s center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness. Subscribe to The Gradient Podcast:  Apple Podcasts  | Spotify | Pocket Casts | RSSFollow The Gradient on TwitterSections:(00:00) Intro(00:42) “Today’s neural networks may be slightly conscious”(03:55) Openness to Machine Consciousness(09:37) Integrated Information Theory(18:41) Epistemic Gaps, Verbal Reports(25:52) Vision Models and Consciousness(33:37) Reasoning about Consciousness(38:20) Illusionism(41:30) Best Approaches to the Hard Problem(44:21) Panpsychism(46:35) OutroEpisode Links:* Chalmers’ Homepage* Facing Up to the Hard Problem of Consciousness (1995)* Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy* Amanda Askell on AI Consciousness Get full access to The Gradient at thegradientpub.substack.com/subscribe
Released:
May 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Interviews with various people who research, build, or use AI, including academics, engineers, artists, entrepreneurs, and more. thegradientpub.substack.com