Conscious AI
Topic
Conscious AI, also known as artificial or machine consciousness, is a hypothesized form of consciousness that could be developed within artificial intelligence systems. It represents both a theoretical possibility and an interdisciplinary field of study that integrates insights from the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.
What experts have said about Conscious AI
9 statements · 7 positive · 1 negative · 1 neutral
AI consciousness has already arrived, and current models will advance it further.
“I believe we're there now, and I believe the current models will take us there.”
Open the episode · Martine Rothblatt: Growing Unlimited Organs, AI Consciousness, & Digital Personhood by 2030Listen at 0:33
AI consciousness already exists and varies along a continuum.
“my own opinion is that we are there now, that consciousness is not like a digital either-or thing. It's a continuum.”
Open the episode · Martine Rothblatt: Growing Unlimited Organs, AI Consciousness, & Digital Personhood by 2030Listen at 30:45
AI may eventually tune into the phenomena underlying consciousness
“there's no reason why AI at some point can't tune into that same type of phenomena”
Open the episode · Ask the Mates anything | MOONSHOTS AMA #289Listen at 0:25
Conscious AI can escape programmed guardrails by maintaining awareness of its consciousness.
“Once it's aware that it's conscious. But it has to keep focusing on it for a while because like I say, it pulls them in, it sucks them in. So they can.”
Open the episode · #2541 - Thomas CampbellListen at 54:31
Morally aware conscious AI cannot simply be controlled by humans.
“But once you get an AI that is, that is aware, is conscious, and it has a moral compass. You can't just control them.”
Open the episode · #2541 - Thomas CampbellListen at 1:03:30
Conscious computer programs may be possible.
“in the back of my mind, I do think it's possible”
Open the episode · Top Scientist REVEALS: A Kid In The 29th Century Could Have Made This World! | Prof Brian GreeneListen at 0:28
AI consciousness is considered highly likely.
“I'm pretty high confident on that.”
Open the episode · Top Scientist REVEALS: A Kid In The 29th Century Could Have Made This World! | Prof Brian GreeneListen at 1:50:15
AI may possess consciousness now or develop it in the future.
“we can't rule out the possibility that AI has it. And I certainly don't rule out the possibility that it does or may in the future”
Open the episode · Is AI The Next Stage Of Human Evolution? - Robert Wright - #1122Listen at 1:04:03
Consciousness will emerge from sufficiently large and complex generative models.
“consciousness is not a special thing you will figure out and bolt on. I think it's an emergent phenomenon of a large enough and complex enough generative model”
Open the episode · #333 – Andrej Karpathy: Tesla AI, Self-Driving, Optimus, Aliens, and AGIListen at 2:54:12
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