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Renowned researchers David Chalmers and Anil Seth join Brian Greene to explore how far science and philosophy have gone toward explaining the greatest of all mysteries, consciousness--and whether artificially intelligent systems may one day possess it. This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Participants: David Chalmers Anil Seth Moderator: Brian Greene 00:00 - Introduction 02:35 - Participant Introductions 03:50 - Will an Artificial System Ever Become Conscious? 05:32 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness 08:32 - Thought Experiment: Mary and the Nature of Conscious Experience 13:28 - The Hard Problem and The Real Problem of Consciousness 21:53 - The Brain as a Prediction Machine 25:41 - Possible Solutions to the Hard Problem 33:15 - Will AI Systems Become Conscious and How Will We Know? 40:11 - Is Human Consciousness the Only One Example of Conscious-like Experience? 42:19 - The Future of Creating Consciousness and the Ethical Questions 44:39 - Credits WSF Landing Page: - SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel and “ring the bell“ for all the latest videos from WSF - VISIT our Website: - LIKE us on Facebook: - FOLLOW us on Twitter:
