Ep. 404: Could AI Be Conscious? (Chalmers vs. Dreyfus) (Part One)
From The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. On David Chalmers' "Could a Large Language Model Be Conscious?" (2023) and Hubert Dreyfus' What Computers Can't Do: The Limits of Artificial Intelligence (1972), ch. 7-9. How are intelligence and consciousness related, and even if an AI should be considered authentically intelligent, could any AI ever be considered conscious? Chalmers considers various arguments why current LLMs should be considered conscious now (he considers these unconvincing) and why they will never be (he also finds these unconvincing). Sponsors: If you're ready to launch your business before Black Friday, go to Shopify.com/pel to start your free trial. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL by midnight Cyber Monday to get your first year of membership for $295 (normally $365). The post Ep. 404: Could AI Be Conscious? (Chalmers vs. Dreyfus) (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.
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