Philosophy of Mind
Discover key takeaways from 9 podcast episodes about this topic.
Christian List on Free Will and Levels of Reality | Mindscape 354
Christian List redefines free will as an emergent property of intentional agents, compatible with physical determinism at lower levels, and applicable to AI and corporate entities.
The Uncomfortable Truth About AI “Reasoning” | World Science Festival
Gary Marcus, a leading voice in AI, critically dissects the limitations of current large language models (LLMs), arguing that their 'reasoning' is often an illusion based on statistical approximation rather than true abstraction or general intelligence.
Artificial Utopia? The Future of Humanity in an AI World | World Science Festival
Nick Bostrom discusses the profound implications of advanced AI, from its potential consciousness and creativity to the existential risks of misalignment and the philosophical challenges of a 'deep utopia' where human purpose is redefined.
J. Eric Oliver on the Self and How to Know It | Mindscape 350
Explore the multi-layered nature of the 'self' as a dynamic process, not a fixed entity, integrating insights from physics, philosophy, and psychology to understand human experience and well-being.
Joe Rogan Experience #2467 - Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan and Joe Rogan explore the profound mysteries of consciousness, from the intelligence of plants to the existential threats and opportunities presented by AI, challenging our anthropocentric view of the world.
Adam Elga on Being Rational in a Very Large Universe | Mindscape 345
This episode explores the profound challenges to rationality and Bayesian reasoning when confronted with extreme uncertainties, such as self-locating problems in vast cosmological models or the implications of Boltzmann brains.
Tom Griffiths on The Laws of Thought | Mindscape 343
Cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths explores the historical quest for the 'laws of thought,' revealing how logic, probability, and neural networks offer distinct yet complementary frameworks for understanding human and artificial intelligence, especially concerning resource constraints and inductive biases.
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on What Matters and Why It Matters | Mindscape 340
Philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein explores the 'mattering instinct,' arguing that humans uniquely strive to justify their inherent self-attention, leading to diverse and sometimes destructive ways of finding meaning.
Mindscape 339 | Ned Block on Whether Consciousness Requires Biology
Philosopher Ned Block challenges computational functionalism, arguing that consciousness may depend on specific biological or sub-computational mechanisms rather than just the 'what' of computation, with profound implications for AI.