Feb 12, 2019
Nervous Habits host Ricky Rosen and childhood friend & data scientist Angelo (AJ) Piazza have an intense, stimulating conversation spanning psychology, philosophy of mind, neuroscience, metaphysics, science & technology, and the very nature of existence. Ricky and AJ address a number of burning topics including:
--How exactly do you define consciousness...
--Is consciousness something that we are born with or do we develop it over time...
--Are there any animals that can be said to be truly conscious...
--How serious is the threat that artificial intelligence poses to human existence, and finally...
--How exactly can you make yourself 'lucid dream'?
Where to Go to Get More Information:
1. Scientific American Article on Consciousness in Infantry
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-does-consciousness-arise/
2. The depiction of consciousness on the HBO series, 'Westworld'
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/
3. The Turing Test and the Foundation of Artificial Intelligence
https://www.turing.org.uk/scrapbook/test.html
4. "What makes us different from AI?", as addressed in the film, 'Ex Machina'
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/
5. Lucid Dreaming - Gateway to the Inner Self by Robert Waggoner