AI, consciousness and the clash between living matter and synthetic code power Irreducible Chapter 6.
You’ll grasp why “live information” layers matter, energy and data into self-sustaining organisms while rigid circuitry stays trapped in digital bits.
The Thinking on Paper book club arms you with a clear framework to judge every claim about machine awareness and life’s essential spark—challenging you: is AI conscious, can machines ever be conscious and is consciousness woven into the universe itself?
Join the discussion and test your assumptions with cutting-edge thought experiments and real-world examples.
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Chapters
(00:00) Introduction to Irreducible
(02:54) Exploring the Nature of Life
(05:54) Biology vs. Information
(09:04) Consciousness and Free Will
(12:10) The Hard Problem of Consciousness
(15:12) The Future of AI and Consciousness
(18:03) Science Fiction and Human Experience
(20:52) Differences Between Cells and Computers
(27:01) Conclusion and Reflections on Consciousness
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