'Artificially' reflecting on human consciousness | Japp C. Hanekamp | TEDxUniversityCollegeRoosevelt
The fact that humans are conscious of their own consciousness is intriguing, to say the least. Rationality and intentionality make humans what they are - rational animals. The emergence of AI, and its purported potential to potentially express consciousness, puts us on the spot. In my talk, I will show that philosophy delivers pertinent answers to the question of consciousness we are hardly aware of. Let’s dig in the material of our (partly) immaterial mind. Points of discussion/take-home message: - The human consciousness is more than matter - The philosophy behind the material discourse - The finite and the infinite in AI and human consciousness. The fact that humans are conscious of their own consciousness is intriguing, to say the least. Rationality and intentionality make humans what they are - rational animals. The emergence of AI, and its purported potential to potentially express consciousness, puts us on the spot.In my talk, I will show that philosophy delivers pertinent answers to the question of consciousness we are hardly aware of. Let’s dig in the material of our (partly) immaterial mind.Points of discussion/take-home message:
- The human consciousness is more than matter
- The philosophy behind the material discourse
- The finite and the infinite in AI and human consciousness This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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