David Chalmers on AI and Consciousness
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. Subscribe to The Gradient Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts | RSSFollow The Gradient on TwitterSections:(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) OutroEpisode 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 Get full access to The Gradient at thegradientpub.substack.com/subscribe