Would you let your children have an AI boyfriend or girlfriend? We're reading Irreducible, by Federico Faggin. It's Chapter 7 and Mark and Jeremy think on paper about the hard problem of consciousness, qualia, ai awareness and the inner semantic space that creates your experience.There are 4 types of qualia: physical sensations and feelings, emotions, thoughts and spiritual feelings. From there they go back in time to Aldous Huxley and the Dharma Bums and how the modern take on consciousness isn't new. None of this is really new. Now, if AI can't feel qualia you'll end up with quasi-humanity emerging from the tech dream. But does that matter? If it looks real and feels real, it might as well be real.. But what if it slowly erodes what it means for us to be human.If you're thinking about the impact of technology on culture, you should listen to Thinking On Paper.Please enjoy the show. And share with a curious friend.

Listen to chapter 1-6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2EteMXVv-8&t=357s&ab_channel=ThinkingOnPaper

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction to Consciousness and AI

(02:32) The Nature of Consciousness

(05:12) Qualia and Human Experience

(07:27) The Distinction Between Humans and Machines

(09:23) The Hard Problem of Consciousness

(11:27) AI, Empathy, and Human Connection

(13:40) Cultural Norms and AI Integration

(16:10) Interiority and Quantum Consciousness

(17:54) True Intelligence vs. Machine Intelligence

(19:46) Comprehension and Perception

(22:20) The Future of Consciousness and AI

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The Nature Of Consciousness: Federico Faggin, Irreducible (Chapter 7)