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Anil Seth is a British neuroscientist and professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. A proponent of materialist explanations of consciousness, he is currently amongst the most cited scholars on the topics of neuroscience and cognitive science globally.
- LINKS
Read Anil's essay, "The Mythology of Conscious AI": noemamag.com/the-mythology-of-conscious-ai
Anil's website: anilseth.com
- TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Difference Between Intelligence and Consciousness
03:55 - What’s Stopping the Replication of Consciousness in AI?
17:01 - Can You Separate What the Brain Is From What It Does?
22:20 - Is Conscious Experience Just Predictions From the Brain?
26:48 - Why Do We Project Consciousness Onto LLMs?
37:27 - Can Consciousness Exist Without a Body?
42:25 - Why We Liken the Brain to a Computer
52:11 - Is There An Evolutionary Reason For Consciousness?
56:29 - Studying Unconscious Perception?
1:01:21 - Is Consciousness Unified? Split-Brain Patients
1:15:10 - Attention and Consciousness
1:19:04 - What Would a Conscious Chatbot Even Look Like?
1:25:13 - Consciousness as a Controlled Hallucination
1:34:19 - Do Scientists Actually Study “Consciousness” At All?
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Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).
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- VIDEO NOTES
Anil Seth is a British neuroscientist and professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. A proponent of materialist explanations of consciousness, he is currently amongst the most cited scholars on the topics of neuroscience and cognitive science globally.
- LINKS
Read Anil's essay, "The Mythology of Conscious AI": noemamag.com/the-mythology-of-conscious-ai
Anil's website: anilseth.com
- TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Difference Between Intelligence and Consciousness
03:55 - What’s Stopping the Replication of Consciousness in AI?
17:01 - Can You Separate What the Brain Is From What It Does?
22:20 - Is Conscious Experience Just Predictions From the Brain?
26:48 - Why Do We Project Consciousness Onto LLMs?
37:27 - Can Consciousness Exist Without a Body?
42:25 - Why We Liken the Brain to a Computer
52:11 - Is There An Evolutionary Reason For Consciousness?
56:29 - Studying Unconscious Perception?
1:01:21 - Is Consciousness Unified? Split-Brain Patients
1:15:10 - Attention and Consciousness
1:19:04 - What Would a Conscious Chatbot Even Look Like?
1:25:13 - Consciousness as a Controlled Hallucination
1:34:19 - Do Scientists Actually Study “Consciousness” At All?
- CONNECT
My Website: alexoconnor.com
SOCIAL LINKS:
Twitter: twitter.com/cosmicskeptic
Facebook: facebook.com/cosmicskeptic
Instagram: instagram.com/cosmicskeptic
TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic
The Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168
- CONTACT
Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com
Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co
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