Adam Safron

Adam Safron, an independent researcher affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies, shares his insights on consciousness, agency, and artificial intelligence. He discusses the ethical dilemmas in AI development and the need to align technology with human values. The conversation highlights the role of compassion in both personal growth and AI design, advocating for love and community engagement as essential elements in navigating the future of intelligent systems.

In this engaging discussion, Adam Safron, Research Fellow at the Allen Discovery Institute, delves into the intricate nature of consciousness. He explores various theories, advocating for a multifaceted understanding crucial for AI development. Adam highlights the importance of embodiment in AI and its applications, particularly in elder care. The conversation also touches on the transformative effects of psychedelics on consciousness and selfhood, revealing exciting potential for therapeutic uses and their connection to advancements in artificial intelligence.

In this podcast, Adam Safron discusses psychedelics, evolution, extended minds, and the role of the body in cognitive systems. They explore the origins of psychedelic experiences, the intersection of psychedelics and active inference, and the future of psychedelic therapy. The conversation delves into consciousness, Bayesian inference, and the impact of hallucinations on beliefs.

In this engaging conversation, Adam Safron, a cognitive neuroscientist and former research fellow at Johns Hopkins, dives into the intricate connections between consciousness, psychedelics, and the Free Energy Principle. He explains how psychedelics can alter our high-level assumptions, offering insights into personal transformation. Adam discusses the role of brain rhythms in unity of experience and shares fascinating DMT encounters that challenge beliefs. Expect to explore the effects of psychedelics on synaptogenesis, compassion in therapy, and the nature of ultimate reality!

Adam Safron is a researcher focused on consciousness, currently organizing a Royal Society issue on the nature of agents. In this discussion, he tackles the distinction between consciousness and intelligence while pondering the implications of conscious AI. Safron explores the idea of creating artificial species and the moral responsibilities we hold toward them. He provocatively addresses the risks of AI and our duty to consider ethical parameters in both AI and space exploration, asking whether we should even aim to develop conscious AI.