World Science Festival | Coding Consciousness: An Algorithm for Awareness? @WorldScienceFestival | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Can conscious self-awareness be coded in an algorithm? According to distinguished computer scientist Lenore Blum and Turing Award Laureate Manuel Blum the answer is "yes," and they join Brian Greene to explain their approach.

Moderator:
Brian Greene

Participants:
Lenore Blum
Manuel Blum

00:00 - Introduction
01:48 - Participant Introductions
10:52 - Theories of Consciousness: The Theatre Model
21:10 - Theories of Consciousness: A Turing Machine That Models Consciousness
26:21 - Comparing Machine World Models to Human Consciousness
31:47 - Will AI Gain Consciousness?
40:43 - Credits

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