Consciousness
knowledge that a being has of its external and internal existence and its environment
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Videos Mentioning Consciousness
David Wolpe: Judaism | Lex Fridman Podcast #270
Lex Fridman
Described as a real, fascinating, and inexplicable aspect of existence, potentially present in varying degrees in all sentient creatures, and whose denial by some is perplexing.
What Do We Know About Our Minds?: A Conversation with Paul Bloom (Episode #317)
Sam Harris
Discussed as a separate but important question from intelligence, with uncertainty about its emergence and its ethical implications if machines become conscious.
Roman Yampolskiy: Dangers of Superintelligent AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #431
Lex Fridman
The unique internal state of living beings, tied to pain and pleasure, which cannot be meaningfully replicated in software.
Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization | Lex Fridman Podcast #368
Lex Fridman
A complex concept that is difficult to define and measure in AI, especially given AI's training on human discussions of consciousness, making it hard to discern genuine self-awareness from imitation.
Why Inner Life Practices? - Global Philosophy | Episode 2605 | Closer To Truth
Closer To Truth
The subjective awareness that the speaker has long sought to understand via neuroscience, philosophy of mind, and the experiential insights from inner life practices.
Consciousness, God, and Causation | Michael Tooley
Closer To Truth
An aspect of qualia that Tooley finds potentially troubling in a purely physical world, raising questions about its origin.