AI Would Start A World War - Federico Faggin, Irreducible Chapter 4 & 5

On the 26th september, 1983, in the midst of the Cold War, the world was saved from nuclear disaster because of a human.

An Ai wouldn't have seen the patterns and World War 3 would have been triggered. We're reading chapters 4 and 5 of Irreducible. And he lays out the groundwork for a new theory of consciousness.

He proposes it's fundamental to the universe. And the repercussions of that are monumental.

Please enjoy the show. And share with a curious friend.

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Chapters

(00:00) Introduction to the Battle for Attention

(01:01) The Cold War and Stanislav Petrov's Decision

(03:40) The Nature of Information

(16:40) Consciousness vs. Machines

(24:12) Coding DNA and Human Intuition

(26:51) Curiosity and Creativity: The Human Experience

(32:26) Live Information: Energy, Matter, and Consciousness

(34:40) The Nature of Meaning and Consciousness

(38:02) Quantum Computing and Its Mysteries

(44:47) Consciousness and Free Will: A Philosophical Inquiry

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Watch Chapter 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeqTB-q-W10&t=42sWatch Chapter 3 & 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0EynDKlcnE&t=79s&ab_channel=ThinkingOnPaper