Is There a Difference Between Reason and Rationality?

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Some goals seem to be strongly tied to ato affect i dot now food and sect eemto very strong affective component. I don't know how you'd programm that into an a i, the wanting of things, versus just how to get the things, which is just a tool, i guess. Whit ais very frequently programm them in with gulls. We say, this is kind of fundamental gulls, or you give them a utility function, some active function that we're trying to maximize or minimize. And i guess evolution probably does something kind of similar, it builds in sudtain goals. But hini, don't think that desires have to be and

Shermer speaks with University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science and codirector of the Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness at New York University, Dr. David Chalmers, to discuss: the hard problem of consciousness; virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence; VR inside a VR, indistinguishable from Reality; Are we living in a simulation?; Can you live a good life in VR?; Can AI systems be conscious? and more…

How do we know that there’s an external world? What is the nature of reality? What’s the relation between mind and body? Virtual reality is genuine reality; that’s the central thesis of David Chalmers’ book: Reality+ — a highly original work of “technophilosophy” in which Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. We may even be in a virtual world already.