Exploring Machine Consciousness
A podcast from PRISM (The Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines), exploring the possibility and implications of machine consciousness. Visit www.prism-global.com for more about our work.
Exploring Machine Consciousness
Henry Shevlin: Past, Present, and Future of AI Consciousness
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In this episode of Exploring Machine Consciousness, Dr. Henry Shevlin returns to explore how our understanding of consciousness is evolving in the age of advanced AI.
From philosophy and neuroscience to the rapid progress of modern language models, Henry examines whether intelligence alone is enough, or whether something deeper (like continuous experience) is required for consciousness.
Henry argues that consciousness is no longer just a philosophical or scientific puzzle, but a question that will increasingly be shaped by technological development and societal choice. As AI systems become more capable, more autonomous, and more socially embedded, how we interpret and respond to them may prove as consequential as the question of whether they are conscious in
the first place.
