The "What is Money?" Show Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, and the Hidden Patterns of Reality w/ Zhen (WiM549)
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Jan 28, 2025 The discussion dives into the complexities of consciousness and AI, exploring whether machines could possess sentience. It contrasts biological and silicon-based cognition, raising questions about perception and reality. The interplay of information, entropy, and evolution highlights how both living systems and technology evolve. Insights on language touch on how communication shapes understanding. The podcast also critiques perceptions of free will, examining the narratives that shape our identities and the nature of consciousness.
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Consciousness as Subjective Experience
- Consciousness is defined as the ability to have subjective or first-person experience.
- This ability could theoretically exist in any information-processing system, not just brains.
Artificial vs. Natural Consciousness
- If consciousness arises from information processing, it could exist in artificial substrates.
- The speed of information processing would drastically alter the nature of subjective experience.
Plant Consciousness and Time
- Plants might possess a slower form of consciousness due to their slower information processing.
- A tree's response time, compared to humans, highlights the potential for vastly different experiences of time.
