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#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Is Consciousness the Thing That Makes Us Human?

Even AI itself would be observing us by, you know, it's like a human. Is consciousness the thing that makes us fundamentally human? Or is it just a side effect that we attribute way too much importance to? Would you ever sense, if you look out into the future and AI systems are the ones that are traveling out there to office, and beyond, do you think they have to carry the flame of consciousness with them? No, not necessarily. They may do, but it may not be.

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