The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) Consciousness and COVID-19 with Yoshua Bengio - #361
Mar 30, 2020
In this engaging discussion, Yoshua Bengio, a leading deep learning researcher and professor, shares his insights on the nature of consciousness and its link to artificial intelligence. He delves into his innovative work on a COVID-19 tracing app that prioritizes privacy, as well as machine learning's role in drug discovery. Bengio also touches on how consciousness influences adaptive learning and decision-making, highlighting the ongoing intersection between AI, brain sciences, and philosophy. A thought-provoking exploration of AI's potential for social good!
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Consciousness vs. Intuition
- Yoshua Bengio connects consciousness to verbalization and cognitive abilities.
- He differentiates it from unconscious, intuitive system one processes like perception.
System 1 vs. System 2
- Bengio uses Kahneman's System 1 and System 2 to explain AI's current limitations.
- System 1 is intuitive and unconscious, while System 2 is conscious, sequential, and flexible.
Language and Consciousness
- Language plays a key role in consciousness, although they aren't equivalent.
- High-level concepts manipulated consciously correspond to verbalizable elements like words.
