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Podcast: Stay Human, from the Artificiality Institute
Episode: Stephen Fleming: Consciousness and AI
Description: In this episode, we speak with cognitive neuroscientist Stephen Fleming about theories of consciousness and how they relate to artificial intelligence. We discuss key concepts like global workspace theory, higher order theories, computational functionalism, and how neuroscience research on consciousness in humans can inform our understanding of whether machines may ever achieve consciousness. In particular, we talk with Steve about a recent research paper, Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence, which he co-authored with Patrick Butlin, Robert Long, Yoshua Bengio, and several others.
Steve provides an overview of different perspectives from philosophy and psychology on what mechanisms may give rise t...