HELLO FUTURE: Can Artificial Intelligence Dream & Hallucinate?

The Algorithm and the Soul — Can AI Dream? Can a machine imagine — or even dream? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Dr. Maya Ackerman — author of Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us — joins Kevin to explore what happens when computers start to hallucinate. From AI image generators that invent worlds to music programs that “hear” melodies no one’s ever written, Ackerman explains how these systems mimic the brain’s dream state — and what that says about us. Together, they ask: when an algorithm creates something that feels emotional, is it a reflection of us… or something new being born? Ackerman argues that creative AI is more than code — it’s a mirror showing humanity what it means to dream.Meet The Future: https://mtf.tv/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.