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Applying System Dynamics to AI and Human Life
3:20:20 - 3:24:06 (03:45)
In this episode, the guest suggests taking a course in system dynamics that can be applied in any field, including economics, and discusses how human consciousness and mortality can be relevant in the development of AI systems.
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The fear of mortality is a driving force behind humans' intelligence and consciousness, according to Ernest Becker's theory of denial of death.
3:20:20 - 3:22:04 (01:43)
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The fear of mortality is a driving force behind humans' intelligence and consciousness, according to Ernest Becker's theory of denial of death. The speaker suggests that for AI systems to have something like consciousness, they would need to have a similar fear and awareness of their own mortality.
ChapterApplying System Dynamics to AI and Human Life
Episode#303 – Steve Keen: Marxism, Capitalism, and Economics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The guest advises against studying economics at a university as it does not provide practical applications outside of academia.
3:22:04 - 3:24:06 (02:02)
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The guest advises against studying economics at a university as it does not provide practical applications outside of academia. Instead, the guest suggests taking a course in system dynamics, which can be applied in any field.