YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_YMcEPfqCMSponsors: - Manscaped: Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code [TOE] at Manscaped.com. - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% offClaudia Passos is an Assistant Professor of Bioethics at NYU studying infant consciousness, Garrett Mindt is a professor of philosophy at Florida Atlantic University focused on novel information-theoretic metaphysics, and Carlos Montemayor is a professor of philosophy whose research focuses on the intersection between philosophy of mind, epistemology and cognitive science.This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org.- *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9...- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt...TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Introduction00:03:56 How aware are infants?00:08:36 Correlates of consciousness00:11:16 Trauma in infants00:17:00 Traditional definitions of consciousness00:22:05 Animal consciousness00:26:05 Phenomenal consciousness00:35:37 “You can't be intelligent if you are not autonomous”00:37:00 Asymmetric moral considerations00:41:00 Agency needs vulnerability to work00:43:20 The borders between biology and machine00:46:00 Building "mini brains"!00:58:40 Behavioral markers of consciousness01:00:10 Should AI be given the same ethical consideration as our human children?01:05:16 Do infants lack moral standing?01:08:14 Is analogue consciousness relevant?01:14:06 What do we mean by “autonomy”?01:19:00 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Garrett Mindt, a program director at the Center for the Future Mind, dives deep into the hard problem of consciousness. He explores integrated information theory and its implications for understanding reality and identity. The conversation addresses the ethical considerations of consciousness in AI, advocating for broad moral perspectives beyond human intelligence. They also ponder the nature of machine consciousness and question whether artificial entities can truly possess awareness, inviting listeners to rethink their notions of existence.