David Chalmers on AI and Consciousness
The Gradient: Perspectives on AI · daniel bashir
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Show Notes
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.
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Sections:
(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) Outro
Episode Links:
* Facing Up to the Hard Problem of Consciousness (1995)
* Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
* Amanda Askell on AI Consciousness
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