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Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #101

Joscha Bach is the VP of Research at the AI Foundation, previously doing research at MIT and Harvard. Joscha work explores the workings of the human mind, intelligence, consciousness, life on Earth, and the possibly-simulated fabric of our universe. Support this podcast by signing up with these sponsors: - ExpressVPN at https://www.expressvpn.com/lexpod - Cash App - use code "LexPodcast" and download: - Cash App (App Store): https://apple.co/2sPrUHe - Cash App (Google Play): https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w Incredible comment by ernst.gemeint showing some of the topics mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-2P3MSZrBM&lc=UgzzoW0z_tyeLyatEJB4AaABAg EPISODE LINKS: Joscha's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Plinz Joscha's Website: http://bach.ai/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 3:14 - Reverse engineering Joscha Bach 10:38 - Nature of truth 18:47 - Original thinking 23:14 - Sentience vs intelligence 31:45 - Mind vs Reality 46:51 - Hard problem of consciousness 51:09 - Connection between the mind and the universe 56:29 - What is consciousness 1:02:32 - Language and concepts 1:09:02 - Meta-learning 1:16:35 - Spirit 1:18:10 - Our civilization may not exist for long 1:37:48 - Twitter and social media 1:44:52 - What systems of government might work well? 1:47:12 - The way out of self-destruction with AI 1:55:18 - AI simulating humans to understand its own nature 2:04:32 - Reinforcement learning 2:09:12 - Commonsense reasoning 2:15:47 - Would AGI need to have a body? 2:22:34 - Neuralink 2:27:01 - Reasoning at the scale of neurons and societies 2:37:16 - Role of emotion 2:48:03 - Happiness is a cookie that your brain bakes for itself CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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Jun 13, 20203h 0mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 3:14

    Introduction

  2. 3:14 – 10:38

    Reverse engineering Joscha Bach

  3. 10:38 – 18:47

    Nature of truth

  4. 18:47 – 23:14

    Original thinking

  5. 23:14 – 31:45

    Sentience vs intelligence

  6. 31:45 – 46:51

    Mind vs Reality

  7. 46:51 – 51:09

    Hard problem of consciousness

  8. 51:09 – 56:29

    Connection between the mind and the universe

  9. 56:29 – 1:02:32

    What is consciousness

  10. 1:02:32 – 1:09:02

    Language and concepts

  11. 1:09:02 – 1:16:35

    Meta-learning

  12. 1:16:35 – 1:18:10

    Spirit

  13. 1:18:10 – 1:37:48

    Our civilization may not exist for long

  14. 1:37:48 – 1:44:52

    Twitter and social media

  15. 1:44:52 – 1:47:12

    What systems of government might work well?

  16. 1:47:12 – 1:55:18

    The way out of self-destruction with AI

  17. 1:55:18 – 2:04:32

    AI simulating humans to understand its own nature

  18. 2:04:32 – 2:09:12

    Reinforcement learning

  19. 2:09:12 – 2:15:47

    Commonsense reasoning

  20. 2:15:47 – 2:22:34

    Would AGI need to have a body?

  21. 2:22:34 – 2:27:01

    Neuralink

  22. 2:27:01 – 2:37:16

    Reasoning at the scale of neurons and societies

  23. 2:37:16 – 2:48:03

    Role of emotion

  24. 2:48:03 – 3:00:17

    Happiness is a cookie that your brain bakes for itself

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