Exploring the cutting edge of AI and consciousness
A conversation with Western's Chief AI Officer Mark Daley and McGill scientist and AI/neuroscience expert Blake Richards
In case you missed it, we hosted a fabulous discussion on AI and consciousness as part of the Future of Being Human … Unplugged series of live streamed events earlier this week:
I was joined by Western’s new Chief AI Officer and leading AI expert Mark Daley, and McGill-based AI and neuroscience expert Blake Richards as we grappled with the nature of consciousness, what this means for emerging AI capabilities, and what the future might hold as foundation models and AI architectures get increasingly complex and sophisticated.
The good news is that you can go back and listen to the conversation on YouTube or by watching above — something I’d highly recommend if you are even slightly curious about where the cutting edge of thinking on AI and consciousness is.
Living with your AI Symbiont
Our next conversation in the series will be focusing on potential symbiotic relationships with AI — and where these might go bad as well as being good for the future of being human.
Looking forward to seeing you there!