The Gradient: Perspectives on AI

David Chalmers on AI and Consciousness

May 12, 2022

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Role of Complexity in Conscience

6min

The Problem With Integrative Information Theory

5min

The Nonintuitiveness of Phenomenological Consciousness

4min

The Hard Problem With Consciousness

4min

The Future of AI

3min

The Path Dependence of Language Models in AI Systems

2min

The Future of Consciousness

2min

The Consciousness of AI Systems

4min

10.

The Meta Question of How We Reason About Consciousness

5min

11.

The Strong Points in Favor of Illusionism

3min

12.

The Hard Problem of Subjective Experience

3min

13.

The Panpsychist View of Reality

2min

14.

The Dualist Theory of Consciousness

6min

In episode 25 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to David Chalmers, professor of philosophy and Philosophy and Neural Science at New York University, and co-director of NYU’s center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness.

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Sections:

(00:00) Intro(00:42) “Today’s neural networks may be slightly conscious”(03:55) Openness to Machine Consciousness(09:37) Integrated Information Theory(18:41) Epistemic Gaps, Verbal Reports(25:52) Vision Models and Consciousness(33:37) Reasoning about Consciousness(38:20) Illusionism(41:30) Best Approaches to the Hard Problem(44:21) Panpsychism(46:35) Outro

Episode Links:

* Chalmers’ Homepage

* Facing Up to the Hard Problem of Consciousness (1995)

* Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy

* Amanda Askell on AI Consciousness

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