#392 Joscha Bach: Life, Intelligence, Consciousness, AI & the Future of Humans

Published: Aug. 1, 2023, 6:49 p.m.

Joscha Bach is a cognitive scientist, AI researcher, and philosopher. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(06:26) - Stages of life
\n(18:48) - Identity
\n(25:24) - Enlightenment
\n(31:55) - Adaptive Resonance Theory
\n(38:42) - Panpsychism
\n(48:42) - How to think
\n(56:36) - Plants communication
\n(1:14:31) - Fame
\n(1:40:09) - Happiness
\n(1:47:26) - Artificial consciousness
\n(1:59:35) - Suffering
\n(2:04:19) - Eliezer Yudkowsky
\n(2:11:55) - e/acc (Effective Accelerationism)
\n(2:17:33) - Mind uploading
\n(2:28:22) - Vision Pro
\n(2:32:36) - Open source AI
\n(2:45:29) - Twitter
\n(2:52:44) - Advice for young people
\n(2:55:40) - Meaning of life