The meaning of life is a large subset of human striving, and understanding what makes the universe tick is one of the most important aspects. This podcast touches on artificial and natural intelligence and how they contribute to our understanding of the world around us.
The true understanding of the nature of life may require a more computationally sophisticated system than human intuition, and it's possible that AI will play a major role in solving the mysteries of life. While humans built the tools to create AI, the depth of knowledge and wisdom displayed by AI may surpass human understanding.
This podcast explores the nature of human and machine intelligence, including the big picture of understanding the human mind and creating echoes of it in the machine. The guest, a renowned MIT researcher, discusses his research and ideas on consciousness and what makes us human.
The creation of AI can help us understand the secrets of the human mind, such as consciousness, creativity, and emotions since we can compare them to the machine intelligence. The tools of science allow us to investigate these questions and unlock the truth behind them.
According to research in cognitive science, the meaning of life is essentially whatever you make out of it, and the goal of the brain is to understand the world around us in order to pursue our own individual goals.
The speaker believes that there are alternative ways to gain knowledge and truth if one is willing to believe in them. He acknowledges that while the scientific method has limitations, he still chooses to limit his science to only what can be tested scientifically.