320 Machines, Consciousness and Psychedelics

from Richard Syrett's Strange Planet · host Richard Syrett

EPISODE #320 Machines, Consciousness and Psychedelics Richard speaks with a neuroscientist to discuss some of the fundamental assumptions underlying artificial intelligence. Is the human brain based on computation? Can information alone explain human consciousness and intelligence? GUEST: Andrew Smart is a scientist and engineer interested in consciousness, brains and technology, his work traverses the boundaries of neuroscience, philosophy, culture, radical politics and metaphysics. He is the author of Beyond One and Zero.

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Richard speaks with Andrew Smart, a neuroscientist to discuss some of the fundamental assumptions underlying artificial intelligence. Is the human brain based on computation? Can information alone explain human consciousness and intelligence?

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