Murray Shanahan: What are Conscious Exotica? Consciousness, AI & the Space of Possible Minds

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Sep 10, 2024

Murray Shanahan, a Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London and a principal research scientist at Google DeepMind, dives deep into the intersection of consciousness and artificial intelligence. He explores whether the robot Ava from 'Ex Machina' was truly conscious, critiques the Turing Test, and discusses the concept of 'Conscious Exotica.' The conversation also touches on the Attention Schema Theory and the implications of embodied cognition for AI, rounding off with thoughts on the future of consciousness in a technological age.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Exploring the Distinction between Consciousness and Cognition in AI

02:22 • 3min

Exploring Consciousness in 'Ex Machina'

05:23 • 5min

Critique of the Turing Test and Mary's Room Argument

10:01 • 5min

Exploring Consciousness and Experience

15:09 • 24min

Exploring Consciousness: The Attention Schema Theory

39:23 • 6min

Embodied Cognition and AI: Analyzing Perspectives

45:38 • 16min

Exploring Consciousness and AI

01:02:07 • 18min

WATCH: https://youtu.be/MrV9IwZd3qE Murray Shanahan is Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London and a principal research scientist at Google DeepMind. Educated at Imperial College (BSc(Eng) computer science) and Cambridge University (King’s College; PhD computer science), he became a full Professor at Imperial, and joined DeepMind. His publications span artificial intelligence, machine learning, logic, dynamical systems, computational neuroscience, and philosophy of mind. He was Scientific Advisor on the film Ex Machina (2014). He has written several books, including “Embodiment and the Inner Life” (2010) and “The Technological Singularity” (2015). TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (2:40) - Artificial General Intelligence, Cognition & Consciousness (5:41) - Was Ava Conscious? (Ex Machina) (10:30) - The Turing Test & Mary's Room (19:45) - 4E CogSci (24:40) - The Space of Possible Minds (Conscious Exotica) (31:40) - AI's "Mind-Like" entities (40:30) - Attention Schema Theory & Global Workspace Theory & Behavior (45:40) - Disembodied AI & LLMs (50:25) - Ex Machina vs HER (56:20) - Technological Singularity (60:38) - Murray' favourite Sci-Fi Writers & Philosophers, and Scientists (1:05:10) - Role Play, Goal Orienting, LLMs & AGI (1:14:10) - Emergence (1:17:48) - Murray's Next Book (about Philosophy of Mind in light of AI) (1:19:44) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS: - Murray's Website: https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~mpsha/ - Murray's Books: https://tinyurl.com/ay4bncpn - Murray's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=00bnGpAAAAAJ&hl=en - Murray's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mpshanahan CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu ============================= Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.