09: The Deep Dive Into Consciousness AI With Industry Experts

Join us for an exploration of the mysteries of the mind in our podcast about consciousness. We delve into the nature of subjective experience, self-awareness, and the workings of the brain. Whether you're a skeptic or a seeker, you'll find something to ponder in each episode. Tune in and expand your understanding of what it means to be conscious. Visit us at www.concon.show for more!

References:
• The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83518.The_Singularity_is_Near?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=hHokdmXOED&rank=1
• Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Science of Consciousness https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.08708
• The Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness as Pseudoscience https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/zsr78/
• I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123471.I_Am_a_Strange_Loop
• The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254502.The_Meme_Machine
• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning
• Men’s Social Circles are Shrinking https://www.americansurveycenter.org/why-mens-social-circles-are-shrinking/

00:00 How Jeff from Open AI Got Interested in Consciousness
05:50 Neural Nets and Neuron are About Prediction
15:05 How Do AIs Make Predictions
25:00 Can AIs be Concsious
27:45 AI and Emotions
36:45 The Line of What's Conscious
49:24 Building AC, Artifical Consciousness