AI isn't conscious. It never will be. I wish it was!
In Irreducible (Federico Faggin) Chapter 7, Mark and Jeremy tackle the “hard problem” of consciousness. Why can machines process data without ever tasting joy or suffering pain? Real curiosity? They'll never feel that. Yes, it's a feeling.
They wrestle with qualia (the raw spark of experience) and question whether a machine can ever cross from the realm of make belief into awareness, sentience and... love.Your mind verses a pattern-matching algorithm. How are you different?
How are you the same?
You’ll hear why theories like panpsychism matter, why “free will” may be locked inside biology, and how emotional AI could be your next girlfriend or boyfriend. Or not.
- Define qualia and its role in any conscious mind
- Explore panpsychism: could awareness be woven into all matter?
- Pinpoint what AI still misses when it mimics empathy
- Weigh the risks of emotional AI and what they mean for trust
- Understand the gap between information processing and true awareness
Press play now and decide for yourself▶️
Listen to chapter 1-6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2EteMXVv-8&t=357s&ab_channel=ThinkingOnPaper
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Chapters
(00:00) Introduction to Consciousness and AI
(02:32) The Nature of Consciousness
(05:12) Qualia and Human Experience
(07:27) The Distinction Between Humans and Machines
(09:23) The Hard Problem of Consciousness
(11:27) AI, Empathy, and Human Connection
(13:40) Cultural Norms and AI Integration
(16:10) Interiority and Quantum Consciousness
(17:54) True Intelligence vs. Machine Intelligence
(19:46) Comprehension and Perception
(22:20) The Future of Consciousness and AI
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