Consciousness
The unique internal state of living beings, tied to pain and pleasure, which cannot be meaningfully replicated in software.
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.