Listen "#97: Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness & Computation ft. Joscha Bach"
Episode Synopsis
Joscha Bach, cognitive scientist & AI researcher, talks about philosophy in computation, East Germany, AI, ChatGPT, AlphaZero, human intelligence, consciousness and AI takeover scenarios.Joscha: http://bach.ai/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:28 How Is AI Going To Change Humans? 6:02 Merging Philosophy with Computation, Math & Natural Language12:30 Art & Design In AI17:09 Growing Up In East Germany25:38 The Problems With AI Models43:29 Can Machines Understand?47:09 The Chinese Room Thought Experiment55:18 Mary’s Room Thought Experiment59:27 Should We Treat Machines Like Humans?1:06:53 Consciousness1:24:58 Computational Functionalism1:32:26 Enlightenment1:43:17 Future of AI & Human Intelligence1:51:33 Gods1:56:18 Roko’s Basilisk 2:01:51 Doomsday AI2:07:06 Lego Interpretation2:08:02 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)2:10:36 Legacy & Meaning of Life#artificialintelligence
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