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The Question of Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence
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The creation of artificial intelligence systems that possess personality and identity raises questions about consciousness from an engineering perspective. Despite being beyond knowledge, the speaker believes that it's something that will eventually be known.
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Donald Knuth discusses the limitations of human knowledge, including the possibility that an AI created the universe, but he maintains that as a teacher, he does not have the expertise to pronounce on this subject.
56:12 - 57:20 (01:07)
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Donald Knuth discusses the limitations of human knowledge, including the possibility that an AI created the universe, but he maintains that as a teacher, he does not have the expertise to pronounce on this subject.
ChapterThe Question of Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence
Episode#219 – Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The discussion of human thought and consciousness is not within the expertise of the guest as a human, but rather within the realm of teachers and scholars of computer science.
57:20 - 57:56 (00:36)
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The discussion of human thought and consciousness is not within the expertise of the guest as a human, but rather within the realm of teachers and scholars of computer science. The guest also talks about the intuition-based claims of Penrose, which are not considered as proofs in the field.
ChapterThe Question of Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence
Episode#219 – Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The question of whether or not artificial intelligence can possess consciousness is one that is often debated, and while some view it as important, others don't think it is necessary to know.
57:58 - 1:00:39 (02:41)
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The question of whether or not artificial intelligence can possess consciousness is one that is often debated, and while some view it as important, others don't think it is necessary to know. Turing test, which asks if machines can think, is often used as a starting point for the discussion.