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Everything Paul Bloom Knows About Psychology
The Next Big Idea
Exploring the Evolution of Consciousness
Delving into the philosophical and moral aspects of consciousness, this chapter discusses the emergence of consciousness in humans and potentially in artificial intelligence. The conversation touches on the evolution of feelings preceding cognition and recent research on AI capabilities, prompting reflections on the future of machine intelligence. It also explores the theory that consciousness emerged from the need to predict social behavior, raising questions about AI development and the parallels with human cognition.
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