Episode 185

Hartmut Neven: Google's Quantum AI Chief on Conscious Superpositions

In this talk at Mindfest 2024, Hartmut Neven proposes that conscious moments are generated by the formation of quantum superpositions, challenging traditional views on the origins of consciousness. YouTube: https://youtu.be/0dlL2a0n3RY This presentation was recorded at MindFest, held at Florida Atlantic University, CENTER FOR THE FUTURE MIND, spearheaded by Susan Schneider. Center for the Future Mind (Mindfest @ FAU): https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal · Theories of Everything

May 7, 20241h 6m

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Hartmut Neven (Google) argues quantum superpositions create conscious moments and subjective experience He explores how quantum mechanics could underpin subjective experience and what this means for future AI research.

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