Podcast appearances and mentions of David J Chalmers

Man kann viele Fragen an die Science-Fiction stellen. Natürlich interessiert uns, ob fesselnde Geschichten erzählt werden. Wenn man aber die Literatur der Science Fiction über ihre Geschichte hinweg betrachtet, merkt man, dass das Genre auch viel über die jeweilige Gegenwart und ihre Träume und Sorgen aussagt. Was wird uns über Technologien, über Wertesysteme oder die Gestaltung des Gemeinwesens erzählt? Und schließlich liefert die Science-Fiction häufig eine Referenz, wenn es um aktuelle Zukunftsfragen geht. Und deswegen geht es bei uns natürlich nicht nur um Literatur und Film, sondern auch um Künstliche Intelligenz, Weltraumkolonisation und Klimawandel, Themen der Science Fiction, die derzeit von der Realität eingeholt zu werden scheinen. Isabella Hermann ist Politikwissenschaftlerin und Science-Fiction-Expertin. Nach Stationen an der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Technischen Universität Berlin, war sie zuletzt auch Mitglied im Vorstand der Stiftung Zukunft Berlin. Sie ist zudem Artistic Director des Berlin Sci-fi Filmfestes Berlin. Im zweiten Teil unterhalten sich Stefan Wally und Carmen Bayer über das Buch "Realität+ Virtuelle Welten und die Probleme der Philosophie" von David J. Chalmers Mehr Informationen: https://jungk-bibliothek.org/ Zur Buchbesprechung Realität + von David J. Chalmers: https://www.prozukunft.org/buecher/realitaet Zum Buchmagazin der JBZ: https://www.prozukunft.org/ (c) Stiftung Zukunft Berlin

Alle reden über ChatGPT, LaMDA und ähnliche »große Sprachmodelle«, die Wissensfragen beantworten, Texte schreiben und sogar persönliche Gespräche mit uns führen. Obwohl die Erfindung und Gestaltung dieser Sprachsysteme nicht auf Gefühle abzielen, sondern ausschließlich auf die Sprachverarbeitung, hat sich in den letzten Jahren eine Debatte um die Frage entzündet, ob diese Systeme auf irgendeine Weise fühlen oder eine Art Bewusstsein entwickeln könnten. Und selbst wenn sie alles nur simulieren: Was bedeutet das für uns und unsere Emotionalität? Welcher Umgang mit ihnen ist problematisch, verwerflich oder aber eine willkommene Ergänzung unserer Lebenswelt? Die Heisenberg-Professorin für Ethik und Philosophie der Emotionen zum Thema „Wie gelingt menschliches Leben in der Zeit?“ sowie zur Ethik der Digitalisierung, insbesondere der emotionalisierten Künstlichen Intelligenz an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Eva Weber-Guskar, hat genau darüber ein Buch geschrieben. Im Gespräch mit Stefan Wally geht sie auf die Möglichkeiten und Hürden einer emotionalen KI ein. Im Anschluss daran unterhalten sich Stefan Wally und Carmen Bayer über das Buch "Künstliche Intelligenz und Empathie. Vom Leben mit Emotionserkennung, Sexrobotern und Co" von Catrin Misselhorn. Auch hier stellt sich nicht nur die Frage nach der Machbarkeit oder Nützlichkeit emotionaler KI sondern auch, wie vermeintlich fühlende künstliche Intelligenzen uns Menschen beeinflussen könnten. Input: Eva Weber-Guskar arbeitet nach Professurvertretungen in Berlin, Wien und Zürich als Heisenberg-Professorin für Ethik und Philosophie der Emotionen zum Thema „Wie gelingt menschliches Leben in der Zeit?“ sowie zur Ethik der Digitalisierung, insbesondere der emotionalisierten Künstlichen Intelligenz an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Im Sommer 2019 war sie Fellow am Weizenbaum-Institut für die vernetzte Gesellschaft in Berlin, außerdem ist sie Mitglied der Digital Society Initiative der Universität Zürich. Shownotes: Unser Buchmagazin: https://www.prozukunft.org/ Buch von Eva Weber-Guskar: https://www.ullstein.de/werke/gefuehle-der-zukunft/hardcover/9783550202872 Buch von Catrin Misselhorn: https://www.reclam.de/detail/978-3-15-014594-4/Misselhorn_Catrin/KuenstlicheIntelligenzundEmpathie (Neuauflage) Rezension zum erwähnten Buch von David J. Chalmers, Realität+: https://www.prozukunft.org/buecher/realitaet Foto (c) Rigaud

In the coming decades, the technology that enables virtual and augmented reality will improve beyond recognition. Within a century, world-renowned philosopher David J. Chalmers predicts, we will have virtual worlds that are impossible to distinguish from non-virtual worlds. But is virtual reality just escapism? In a highly original work of 'technophilosophy', Chalmers argues categorically, no: virtual reality is genuine reality. Virtual worlds are not second-class worlds. We can live a meaningful life in virtual reality - and increasingly, we will. What is reality, anyway? How can we lead a good life? Is there a god? How do we know there's an external world - and how do we know we're not living in a computer simulation? In Reality+, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of philosophy, using cutting-edge technology to provide invigorating new answers to age-old questions. David J. Chalmers is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the areas of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science at New York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness. Chalmers is best known for his work on consciousness, including his formulation of the "hard problem of consciousness." Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy https://amzn.to/3RYyGD2 https://consc.net/ https://x.com/davidchalmers42 00:00:00 Reality+ Intro 00:12:02 GPT conscious? 10/10 00:14:19 The consciousness processor thought experiment (11/10) 00:20:34 Intelligence and Consciousness entangled? 10/10 00:22:44 Karl Friston / Meta Problem 10/10 00:29:05 Knowledge argument / subjective experience (6/10) 00:32:34 Emergence 11/10 (best chapter) 00:42:45 Working with Douglas Hofstadter 10/10 00:46:14 Intelligence is analogy making? 10/10 00:50:47 Intelligence explosion 8/10 00:58:44 Hypercomputation 10/10 01:09:44 Who designed the designer? (7/10) 01:13:57 Experience machine (7/10)

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Existerar vi i en virtuell verklighet? Kan vi överhuvudtaget tänka fritt? Varför talar vi och tänker om politik som vi gör idag? Frågor som väcks i böckerna gästerna i Filosofiska rummets säsongsavslutning valt. Författaren och skribenten Lena Andersson har valt Natural Right and History av filosofen Leo Strauss. Boken sammanfattar Leo Strauss intellektuella livsprojekt. Strauss gick emot tanken att människan ständigt utvecklas som politisk varelse. Han menar att vi med fördel kan använda oss av Platons och Aristoteles kunskap om samhället och moralen. Lena Andersson tycker att Leo Strauss väcker viktiga frågor om hur vi talar och tänker om politik i vår tid, varför vi är så fixerade vid det politiska spelet, samt orsakerna till att människorna lever tillsammans som samhällsmedborgare.Filosofen Karim Jebari har valt Virtuella världar – filosofiska problem av David J Chalmers. Chalmers utgår från modern teknik som VR och AI för att göra en exposé av de klassiska filosofiska frågorna. Karim Jebri har valt boken för att den både rolig och full av tankeexperiment. Vad är verkligheten? Existerar vi i en virtuell värld? Kan det finnas medvetande i en digital värld?Cecilia Sjöholm, professor i estetik har valt Theodor W Adornos Minima Moralia. Boken är skriven i kölvattnet efter exilen undan nazismen och dess undertitel är: "reflektioner från det skadade livet." Den är skriven i fragment som handlar om hur vi i våra moderna liv påverkas av kapitalismen, hur vi i vår kultur har blivit alienerade i förhållande till naturen, och hur vi i grunden är ofria. Vad innebär det att tänka fritt? Adorno kritiserar tanken att filosofin alltid ska hålla på med sådant som anses vara nyttigt för samhället, istället bör den uppmärksamma fenomen som på nya sätt säger något om våra liv, som konsten, vilket Cecilia Sjöholm håller med om.Programledare: Cecilia Strömberg WallinProducent: Marie Liljedahl

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: How much do personal biases in risk assessment affect assessment of AI risks?, published by G Gordon Worley III on May 3, 2023 on The AI Alignment Forum. Had a stray thought that I think is worth exploring: perhaps disagreements over how to respond to AI risks are heavily influenced by personal biases in how to assess risk in general such that very different conclusions can be drawn from evaluating the same evidence and arguments. This sort of thing isn't without precedent (e.g. Bourget, David, and David J. Chalmers. “What Do Philosophers Believe?”). We can roughly imagine a few possible correspondences: high concern over AI x-risks most common among people with high anxiety low trust of strangers home bodies middling concern average psychological profile on various metrics low concern low anxiety/fear high trust of strangers, or at least highly resilient to betrayal thrill seekers For archetypical examples of people who I'd consider high, medium, and low AI risk: Eliezer Yudkowsky - high Paul Christiano - middle Yann LeCunn - low I don't know if any of them fit my toy profiles. Honestly I'm not really sure what might correspond, if anything; these are just easy guesses to give some flavor to the idea. So, if you've thought a lot about AI risks, and especially if you're actively working on AI in some capacity, I'd appreciate it if you left an answer filling out this template so we can see if the anecdata suggest anything worth exploring further. This might help with identify places where disagreement persists not because of disagreements about evidence, but personal disagreements about how to weigh and evaluate the risks the evidence suggests exist. Knowing that might prove useful to bridging some disagreements. Answer Template: Level of AI risk concern: high/medium/low General level of risk tolerance in everyday life: high/medium/low Brief summary of what you do in AI: mostly if you're not famous to help identify you Anything weird about you: are you unusually anxious, calm, whatever? do people tell you that you're the most X person they know? not necessarily a full psychological profile just some key facts to give a sense of your personality I realize this template is not very well constructed. It's because I'm not quite sure what we're looking for, if anything, so it's relatively open ended in the hopes that the answers will help make it clearer what I should have asked. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Philosopher David Chalmers shares his thoughts on how virtual worlds are challenging our understanding of reality, the possibility that could be living in a simulation, and what techno-philosophy can teach us about the nature of consciousness. David J. Chalmers is University Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at New York University. His previous books include The Conscious Mind and Constructing the World. He has given the John Locke lectures and has been awarded the Jean Nicod Prize. He is known for formulating the 'hard problem' of consciousness, which inspired Tom Stoppard's play The Hard Problem, and for the idea of the 'extended mind', which says that the tools we use can become parts of our minds. Find out more: futurespodcast.net CREDITS Produced by FUTURES Podcast Recorded, Mixed & Edited by Luke Robert Mason FOLLOW Twitter: twitter.com/futurespodcast Facebook: facebook.com/futurespodcast Instagram: instagram.com/futurespodcast

A leading philosopher takes a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the nature of reality and our place within it.Virtual reality is genuine reality; that's the central thesis of Reality+. In a highly original work of “technophilosophy,” David J. Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. We may even be in a virtual world already.Along the way, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of big ideas in philosophy and science. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. How do we know that there's an external world? Is there a god? What is the nature of reality? What's the relation between mind and body? How can we lead a good life? All of these questions are illuminated or transformed by Chalmers' mind-bending analysis.Studded with illustrations that bring philosophical issues to life, Reality+ is a major statement that will shape discussion of philosophy, science, and technology for years to come.Get the book: https://www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com/book/9780393635805

What does it mean to create convivial organisations and platforms? Today we explore the relationship between technology and society with L. M. Sacasas – and what we can learn from the philosopher Ivan Illich (1926-2002).  L. M. Sacasas is the associate director of the Christian Study Center of Gainesville, Florida and author of The Convivial Society, a newsletter about technology and society. Michael has written for The New Atlantis, The New Inquiry, Real Life Magazine, Mere Orthodoxy, Rhizomes, The American, and Second Nature Journal.    Ivan Illich was a philosopher, Roman Catholic priest, and critic of the institutions of modern Western culture, who addressed contemporary practices in education, medicine, work, energy use, transportation, and economic development.    In this episode, we explore what we mean by conviviality, having tools to empower – not de-skill – humans, the necessity of limits, re-envisioning the good life, and how Ivan Illich has such a big global following in today's society.      A full transcript of the episode can be found on our website: https://boundaryless.io/podcast/l-m-sacasas/   Key highlights we discussed: > The meaning of conviviality and the influence of Ivan Illich on L. M. Sacasas' work > The accuracy of Ivan Illich's predictions on mental health, education and work > Examples of convivial tools  > Identifying how to measure progress and where to aim better > Why the real world needs to embrace virtual reality      To find out more about Michael's work:   > Twitter: https://twitter.com/LMSacasas   >  The Convivial Society newsletter: https://theconvivialsociety.substack.com/      Other references and mentions:   > The Abolition of Institutions: On Ivan Illich with LM Sacasas and Nina Power: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast-episode/podcast//id1195362330?i=1000528978020 > Ivan Illich, Tools for Conviviality, 1973: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1842300113 > Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society, 1971: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deschooling_Society > Thinking After Ivan Illich: https://thinkingafterivanillich.net/ > David Chalmers, Reality+, 2022: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393635805 > PD Smith, Reality+ by David J Chalmers review – are we living in a simulation?, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/19/reality-by-david-j-chalmers-review-are-we-living-in-a-simulation > Boundaryless Whitepaper, New Foundations of Platform-Ecosystem Thinking — Designing Products and Organizations for a changing world, 2020: https://platformdesigntoolkit.com/DOWNLOAD-NF Find out more about the show and the research at Boundaryless at https://boundaryless.io/resources/podcast/   Thanks for the ad-hoc music to Liosound / Walter Mobilio. Find his portfolio here: https://boundaryless.io/podcast-music   Recorded on 20 January 2022.

David Chalmers is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the areas of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is a Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science at New York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness (along with Ned Block). In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. David Chalmers first formulated the problem in his paper Facing up to the problem of consciousness (1995) and expanded upon it in his book The Conscious Mind (1996). His works have proven to be provocative. Some, such as David Lewis and Steven Pinker, have praised Chalmers for his argumentative rigor and "impeccable clarity." Others, such as Daniel Dennett and Patricia Churchland, believe that hard problem is really more of a collection of easy problems, and will be solved through further analysis of the brain and behavior. Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy https://amzn.to/3oqp0Cz Virtual reality is genuine reality; that's the central thesis of Reality+. In a highly original work of “technophilosophy,” David J. Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. We may even be in a virtual world already. Along the way, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of big ideas in philosophy and science. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. How do we know that there's an external world? Is there a god? What is the nature of reality? What's the relation between mind and body? How can we lead a good life? All of these questions are illuminated or transformed by Chalmers' mind-bending analysis. Visit our Sponsor LinkedIn.com/impossible to post a job for FREESearch for The Jordan Harbinger Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you listen to podcasts, or go to jordanharbinger.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David J Chalmers, Australian philosopher at NYU and co-director of the Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness , discuss the future of virtual reality.

Sean Illing, host of the Vox Conversations podcast, talks with philosopher David Chalmers about virtual worlds and the nature of reality, and other topics that stem from Chalmers's new book Reality+. In this far-reaching discussion, Sean and Prof. Chalmers get into the makeup of human consciousness, the question of whether we're living in a computer simulation, and — of course — The Matrix. Are digital worlds genuine realities, or will their proliferation lead to a troublesome turning away from the physical world? Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), Interviews Writer, Vox Guest: David Chalmers, University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science, NYU; co-director, Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness References:  Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy by David J. Chalmers (Norton; 2022) Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes (1641) "Are You Living In a Computer Simulation?" by Nick Bostrom (Philosophical Quarterly vol. 53 (211); 2003) The Matrix (1999), dir. by The Wachowskis; The Matrix Resurrections (2021), dir. by Lana Wachowski Free Guy (2021), dir. by Shawn Levy Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1992) Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick (1974) Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by:  Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Illing talks with philosopher David Chalmers about virtual worlds and the nature of reality, and other topics that stem from Chalmers's new book Reality+. In this far-reaching discussion, Sean and Prof. Chalmers get into the makeup of human consciousness, the question of whether we're living in a computer simulation, and — of course — The Matrix. Are digital worlds genuine realities, or will their proliferation lead to a troublesome turning away from the physical world? Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), Interviews Writer, Vox Guest: David Chalmers, University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science, NYU; co-director, Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness References:  Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy by David J. Chalmers (Norton; 2022) Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes (1641) "Are You Living In a Computer Simulation?" by Nick Bostrom (Philosophical Quarterly vol. 53 (211); 2003) The Matrix (1999), dir. by The Wachowskis; The Matrix Resurrections (2021), dir. by Lana Wachowski Free Guy (2021), dir. by Shawn Levy Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1992) Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick (1974) Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by:  Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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