Listen "Consciousness, Reasoning and the Philosophy of AI with Murray Shanahan"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Hannah is once again joined by Murray Shanahan, Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London and Principal Scientist at Google DeepMind, for a philosophical deep dive on AI. They explore everything from consciousness and metacognition in animals, to symbolic AI and neural networks. Murray also shares insights into his involvement with the film 'Ex Machina' and discusses the idea of reasoning, anthropomorphism, and the future of AI.Further reading / listening: Toward the future, S1 Ep 7: https://youtu.be/yf31XT1G1RQ?si=6mAEsQhKwKPWk9oH___Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to: Presenter: Professor Hannah FrySeries Producer: Dan HardoonEditor: Rami TzabarCommissioner & Producer: Emma YousifMusic composition: Eleni ShawAudio engineer: Richard CourticeProduction Manager: Dan LazardVideo Director: Bernardo ResendeVideo Editor: Alex Baro Cayetano, Bilal MerhiAudio Engineer: Richard CourticeCamera and Lighting Operator: Robert MessereProduction Coordination: Zoey Roberts, Sarah Ellen MortonVisual Identity and Design: Rob AshleyCommissioned by Google DeepMind___Subscribe to our channel to watch every episode: https://www.youtube.com/@googledeepmind
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