Episode 213 - Artificial Consciousness Controversy
Max discusses the recent tweet by OpenAI scientist leaving open the possibility of their AI being a little bit conscious, and the ensuing ridicule and strong disagreement from the AI community. He goes in-depth on the philosophy and thinking that drives AI research, and how to frame the debate around consciousness and intelligence.
Links
The byte: Open AI Scientist says models may already be sentient
Original Tweet by Ilya Sutskever
Futurism: Researchers Mad over Conscious AI Claims
Yann Lecun: No
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