Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert Long

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Do you believe in Zero Harm? Is that your goal for avoiding injuries and ensuring safety of your people? Is that an expectation imposed upon your organisation?Here is a true story and an attempt to challenge the Zero Harm ideology prevalent in almost all safety critical industries. Earlier this year, I interviewed a seafarer whose brother went missing at sea. We don't know under what circumstances Captain Mathew (name anonymised) went missing or, if you like, what was the cause of this accident. Unfortunately, the sea does not provide many answers but this painful story, told from his brother's perspective who also happens to be a seafarer, reveals the dark side of the Zero Harm ideology. There's a lot of debates and discussions in the risk and safety industry whether Zero should be a goal or not. There are practitioners, academics and researchers who believe that there is nothing wrong with having Zero as an aspiration. I hope that this story will serve to slow people down and think about how a seemingly aspiring goal translates into practice in global shipping. I call it a true story but it is shaped by my biased and subjective views. True only to the extent that some may find resonance with this story while others find it deeply uncomfortable.This story touches upon several themes:The unintended effects of absolute and binary goalsWhy perfection (Zero) cannot be a goal to motivate fallible humans.Why compassion, empathy, listening and understanding cannot coexist with absolute and binary goals?Why safety inspections, audits and investigations are so far from an objective exercise?And finally, the entire culture of the risk and safety industry is based on the idea of harm aversion. The power of this story lies in understanding how the ideology of harm aversion translate into practice. More specifically, absolute goals such as Zero Harm lead to more harm in a risk-averse society.  This story was first published in the book, 51 stories in Culture, co-authored by Dr Nippin Anand and Dr Robert Long. Link to the book: https://novellus.solutions/product/51-stories-in-culture-to-live-and-to-be/

Our guest in this episode is Henry Shevlin. Henry is the Associate Director of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge, where he also co-directs the Kinds of Intelligence program and oversees educational initiatives. He researches the potential for machines to possess consciousness, the ethical ramifications of such developments, and the broader implications for our understanding of intelligence. In his 2024 paper, “Consciousness, Machines, and Moral Status,” Henry examines the recent rapid advancements in machine learning and the questions they raise about machine consciousness and moral status. He suggests that public attitudes towards artificial consciousness may change swiftly, as human-AI interactions become increasingly complex and intimate. He also warns that our tendency to anthropomorphise may lead to misplaced trust in and emotional attachment to AIs.Note: this episode is co-hosted by David and Will Millership, the CEO of a non-profit called Prism (Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines). Prism is seeded by Conscium, a startup where both Calum and David are involved, and which, among other things, is researching the possibility and implications of machine consciousness. Will and Calum will be releasing a new Prism podcast focusing entirely on Conscious AI, and the first few episodes will be in collaboration with the London Futurists Podcast.Selected follow-ups:PRISM podcastHenry Shevlin - personal siteKinds of Intelligence - Leverhulme Centre for the Future of IntelligenceConsciousness, Machines, and Moral Status - 2024 paper by Henry ShevlinApply rich psychological terms in AI with care - by Henry Shevlin and Marta HalinaWhat insects can tell us about the origins of consciousness - by Andrew Barron and Colin KleinConsciousness in Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Science of Consciousness - By Patrick Butlin, Robert Long, et alAssociation for the Study of ConsciousnessOther researchers mentioned:Blake LemoineThomas NagelNed BlockPeter SengeGalen StrawsonDavid ChalmersDavid BenatarThomas MetzingerBrian TomasikMurray ShanahanMusic: Spike Protein, by Koi Discovery, available under CC0 1.0 Public Domain DeclarationPromoguy Talk PillsAgency in Amsterdam dives into topics like Tech, AI, digital marketing, and more drama...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Real Talk About MarketingAn Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

What if there's something it's like to be a shrimp — or a chatbot?For centuries, humans have debated the nature of consciousness, often placing ourselves at the very top. But what about the minds of others — both the animals we share this planet with and the artificial intelligences we're creating?We've pulled together clips from past conversations with researchers and philosophers who've spent years trying to make sense of animal consciousness, artificial sentience, and moral consideration under deep uncertainty.Links to learn more and full transcript: https://80k.info/nhsChapters:Cold open (00:00:00)Luisa's intro (00:00:57)Robert Long on what we should picture when we think about artificial sentience (00:02:49)Jeff Sebo on what the threshold is for AI systems meriting moral consideration (00:07:22)Meghan Barrett on the evolutionary argument for insect sentience (00:11:24)Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla on whether there's something it's like to be a shrimp (00:15:09)Jonathan Birch on the cautionary tale of newborn pain (00:21:53)David Chalmers on why artificial consciousness is possible (00:26:12)Holden Karnofsky on how we'll see digital people as... people (00:32:18)Jeff Sebo on grappling with our biases and ignorance when thinking about sentience (00:38:59)Bob Fischer on how to think about the moral weight of a chicken (00:49:37)Cameron Meyer Shorb on the range of suffering in wild animals (01:01:41)Sébastien Moro on whether fish are conscious or sentient (01:11:17)David Chalmers on when to start worrying about artificial consciousness (01:16:36)Robert Long on how we might stumble into causing AI systems enormous suffering (01:21:04)Jonathan Birch on how we might accidentally create artificial sentience (01:26:13)Anil Seth on which parts of the brain are required for consciousness (01:32:33)Peter Godfrey-Smith on uploads of ourselves (01:44:47)Jonathan Birch on treading lightly around the “edge cases” of sentience (02:00:12)Meghan Barrett on whether brain size and sentience are related (02:05:25)Lewis Bollard on how animal advocacy has changed in response to sentience studies (02:12:01)Bob Fischer on using proxies to determine sentience (02:22:27)Cameron Meyer Shorb on how we can practically study wild animals' subjective experiences (02:26:28)Jeff Sebo on the problem of false positives in assessing artificial sentience (02:33:16)Stuart Russell on the moral rights of AIs (02:38:31)Buck Shlegeris on whether AI control strategies make humans the bad guys (02:41:50)Meghan Barrett on why she can't be totally confident about insect sentience (02:47:12)Bob Fischer on what surprised him most about the findings of the Moral Weight Project (02:58:30)Jeff Sebo on why we're likely to sleepwalk into causing massive amounts of suffering in AI systems (03:02:46)Will MacAskill on the rights of future digital beings (03:05:29)Carl Shulman on sharing the world with digital minds (03:19:25)Luisa's outro (03:33:43)Audio engineering: Ben Cordell, Milo McGuire, Simon Monsour, and Dominic ArmstrongAdditional content editing: Katy Moore and Milo McGuireTranscriptions and web: Katy Moore

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Much of cardiovascular disease is linked to the large arteries of the body but we now have ground breaking news for you. Cardiovascular disease starts in the smallest of capillaries in an enormous network called the microvascular system and in a layer of cells called the endocalyx. Robert Long describes his 15 year journey with Dr Hans Vink to discover the endocalyx, the testing and therapies that can eliminate cardiovascular disease. We begin a series on this ground breaking science and your education of this amazing information starts here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Will LLMs soon be made into autonomous agents? Will they lead to job losses? Is AI misinformation overblown? Will it prove easy or hard to create AGI? And how likely is it that it will feel like something to be a superhuman AGI?With AGI back in the headlines, we bring you 15 opinionated highlights from the show addressing those and other questions, intermixed with opinions from hosts Luisa Rodriguez and Rob Wiblin recorded back in 2023.Check out the full transcript on the 80,000 Hours website.You can decide whether the views we expressed (and those from guests) then have held up these last two busy years. You'll hear:Ajeya Cotra on overrated AGI worriesHolden Karnofsky on the dangers of aligned AI, why unaligned AI might not kill us, and the power that comes from just making models biggerIan Morris on why the future must be radically different from the presentNick Joseph on whether his companies internal safety policies are enoughRichard Ngo on what everyone gets wrong about how ML models workTom Davidson on why he believes crazy-sounding explosive growth stories… and Michael Webb on why he doesn'tCarl Shulman on why you'll prefer robot nannies over human onesZvi Mowshowitz on why he's against working at AI companies except in some safety rolesHugo Mercier on why even superhuman AGI won't be that persuasiveRob Long on the case for and against digital sentienceAnil Seth on why he thinks consciousness is probably biologicalLewis Bollard on whether AI advances will help or hurt nonhuman animalsRohin Shah on whether humanity's work ends at the point it creates AGIAnd of course, Rob and Luisa also regularly chime in on what they agree and disagree with.Chapters:Cold open (00:00:00)Rob's intro (00:00:58)Rob & Luisa: Bowerbirds compiling the AI story (00:03:28)Ajeya Cotra on the misalignment stories she doesn't buy (00:09:16)Rob & Luisa: Agentic AI and designing machine people (00:24:06)Holden Karnofsky on the dangers of even aligned AI, and how we probably won't all die from misaligned AI (00:39:20)Ian Morris on why we won't end up living like The Jetsons (00:47:03)Rob & Luisa: It's not hard for nonexperts to understand we're playing with fire here (00:52:21)Nick Joseph on whether AI companies' internal safety policies will be enough (00:55:43)Richard Ngo on the most important misconception in how ML models work (01:03:10)Rob & Luisa: Issues Rob is less worried about now (01:07:22)Tom Davidson on why he buys the explosive economic growth story, despite it sounding totally crazy (01:14:08)Michael Webb on why he's sceptical about explosive economic growth (01:20:50)Carl Shulman on why people will prefer robot nannies over humans (01:28:25)Rob & Luisa: Should we expect AI-related job loss? (01:36:19)Zvi Mowshowitz on why he thinks it's a bad idea to work on improving capabilities at cutting-edge AI companies (01:40:06)Holden Karnofsky on the power that comes from just making models bigger (01:45:21)Rob & Luisa: Are risks of AI-related misinformation overblown? (01:49:49)Hugo Mercier on how AI won't cause misinformation pandemonium (01:58:29)Rob & Luisa: How hard will it actually be to create intelligence? (02:09:08)Robert Long on whether digital sentience is possible (02:15:09)Anil Seth on why he believes in the biological basis of consciousness (02:27:21)Lewis Bollard on whether AI will be good or bad for animal welfare (02:40:52)Rob & Luisa: The most interesting new argument Rob's heard this year (02:50:37)Rohin Shah on whether AGI will be the last thing humanity ever does (02:57:35)Rob's outro (03:11:02)Audio engineering: Ben Cordell, Milo McGuire, Simon Monsour, and Dominic ArmstrongTranscriptions and additional content editing: Katy Moore

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Programa setmanal de relats per a adults, sota la direcció de Lluis Miquel García i Robert Long. S'ha de dir que encara que en Robert i un servidor porten la direcció, son tots els col·laboradors els que ens nodreixen de relats per escenificar-los a traves dels micròfons. D'aquest espai es deriva les ficcions sonores que ja em fet en varies ocasions i que han tingut una gran acceptació de tot el públic. Les properes ficcions sonores que tenim previst de fer es cap a mitjans de Novembre a la Biblioteca, gracies per cedir-nos aquest espai, i el 16 de desembre de cara a la Marató de TV3 al Centre Catequístic. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Zondag 3 november 2024 Rotterdam Hallo hiero! (De Boer) Herman Pieter de Boer 0'37 Van de cd Hallo Hiero! Uitg. verzetsmuseum Rotterdam Dijklied (Drs. P) Drs. P 2'16 Van de cd Het Rotterdams Passé van Drs. P Topnotch TN1724 CD Schiedamschedijk (Drs. P) Jenny Arean en Liesbeth List 2'28 Van de cd Het Rotterdams Passé van Drs. P Topnotch TN1724 CD Rotterdam, mijn vlam (B. Nicodem) Joke Bruijs 3'16 Van de cd Van de nieuwe brug af gezien…CDM 961008 Een echte Rotterdammer (Van der Krogt) Arie van der Krogt 3'25 Van de cd Alles van Rotterdam Eigen beheer Rotterdam (Ik denk echt nooit meer aan jou) (M. Meijers) De Berini's 3'10 van de cd Noorderstil CD HSP 55 BR Rot toch op (R. Long) Gerard Cox en Robert Long 3'38 Van de cd Van de nieuwe brug af gezien…CDM 961008 Tebbie (Groenendijk) Richard Groenendijk 9'45 Van de dvd Alle dagen Eigen beheer De dieren (Boddé) Mike Boddé 4'30 van de cd Andermans veren 25 Jaar CNR 22 515941 2 Oranjeboomstraat (J. Urgens/I. Holder/G. den Braber) André van Duin 4'10 Van de cd Op z'n allerbest CNR 22 23388 2 Meisje loos in Rotterdam (Boor/Zijlstra) Mylène d'Anjou 3'24 Van de cd Stuk Klïck KC 700.003-2 De reus van Rotterdam (W. Kerkhof/C. Pons) The Amazing Stroopwafels 3'30 Van de cd All you can eat QKV214 Delfshaven (P. Blanker) Peter Blanker 2'46 Van cd-boek Breng mij naar Rotterdam terug 1 Uitg. Donner Toch hou ik van je, Rotterdam (Van Henegouwen/Van Brandenberg) Ansje van Brandenberg 2'01 Van cd-boek Breng mij naar Rotterdam terug 2 Uitg. Donner Rotterdam (Boddé) Mike Boddé 1'30 Van de cd Hè ja, mmm fijn Eigen beheer De busrit (Willem Breuker) Wilem Breuker 2'48 Van de LP De illusionist Ariola 205.717

This episode is a bit different from the usual, because we are interviewing Calum's boss. Calum says that mainly to tease him, because he thinks the word “boss” is a dirty word.His name is Daniel Hulme, and this is his second appearance on the podcast. He was one of our earliest guests, long ago, in episode 8. Back then, Daniel had just sold his AI consultancy, Satalia, to the advertising and media giant WPP. Today, he is Chief AI Officer at WPP, but he is joining us to talk about his new venture, Conscium - which describes itself as "the world's first applied AI consciousness research organisation".Conscium states that "our aim is to deepen our understanding of consciousness to pioneer efficient, intelligent, and safe AI that builds a better future for humanity".Also joining us is Ted Lappas, who is head of technology at Conscium, and he is also one of our illustrious former guests on the podcast.By way of full disclosure, Calum is CMO at Conscium, and David is on the Conscium advisory board.Selected follow-ups:ConsciumSataliaSix categories of application of AISix singularities - TEDx talk by Daniel HulmeProfessor Mark SolmsProfessor Karl FristonA recent paper on different theories of consciousness, by Patrick Butlin, Robert Long, et alProfessor Nicola ClaytonProfessor Jonathan BirchWPPThe Conscious AI meetupAI for organisations - Previous episode featuring Daniel HulmeHow to use GPT-4 yourself - Previous episode featuring Ted LappasMusic: Spike Protein, by Koi Discovery, available under CC0 1.0 Public Domain Declaration

June 23rd: Robert Paul Long Kills (2000) Traveling the world should be an incredible experience. Not one marred by tragedy and death. On June 23rd 2000 a fire broke out in a hostel and saw the deaths of 15 travelers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childers_Palace_Backpackers_Hostel_fire, https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/long-robert-paul.htm, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-02/childers-backpacker-hostel-killer-has-parole-bid-rejected/13114808, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8447491/Robert-Long-stepdaughter-says-mass-killer-burned-Childers-hostel-terrorised-mother.html, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8447491/Robert-Long-stepdaughter-says-mass-killer-burned-Childers-hostel-terrorised-mother.html, https://www.9news.com.au/national/robert-paul-long-childers-palace-hostel-backpacker-killer-eligibile-for-parole-in-june/ed0bbc54-3468-475b-b9a9-4e4ce3d08e08, https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/robert-long-eligible-for-parole-after-childers-palace-hostel-fire-but-exlover-says-he-should-remain-in-prison/50e3a32a-f5ae-4ba7-89d9-44749b0c3a26, https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/robert-long-childers-backpacker-hostel-fire-murderer-should-not-be-freed-say-survivors/09d9b93b-e92d-4999-bdfb-87bb0207ad4b, https://www.change.org/p/parole-board-queensland-australia-keep-mass-murderer-robert-paul-long-behind-bars-for-life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2758: April Dykman explores the pros and cons of automatic payments in her article for GetRichSlowly.org, revealing the hidden pitfalls of setting payments on autopilot. Through personal anecdotes and expert insights, she argues that while autopay offers convenience, it may also relinquish control over financial outgoings, leading to unexpected charges and financial mismanagement. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.getrichslowly.org/are-automatic-payments-worthwhile/ Quotes to ponder: "Autopay is great because it's convenient, requiring no action on our part to avoid late payment fees." "Autopay can be too automatic, it puts control into the hands of the debtor because they can go into your account." "Personally, I recommend going with online bill payment, but not autopay. Autopay puts control in hands of debtors, but with online bill pay, you're in control." Episode references: Robert Long: https://www.kiplinger.com/author/robert-long Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2758: April Dykman explores the pros and cons of automatic payments in her article for GetRichSlowly.org, revealing the hidden pitfalls of setting payments on autopilot. Through personal anecdotes and expert insights, she argues that while autopay offers convenience, it may also relinquish control over financial outgoings, leading to unexpected charges and financial mismanagement. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.getrichslowly.org/are-automatic-payments-worthwhile/ Quotes to ponder: "Autopay is great because it's convenient, requiring no action on our part to avoid late payment fees." "Autopay can be too automatic, it puts control into the hands of the debtor because they can go into your account." "Personally, I recommend going with online bill payment, but not autopay. Autopay puts control in hands of debtors, but with online bill pay, you're in control." Episode references: Robert Long: https://www.kiplinger.com/author/robert-long Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2758: April Dykman explores the pros and cons of automatic payments in her article for GetRichSlowly.org, revealing the hidden pitfalls of setting payments on autopilot. Through personal anecdotes and expert insights, she argues that while autopay offers convenience, it may also relinquish control over financial outgoings, leading to unexpected charges and financial mismanagement. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.getrichslowly.org/are-automatic-payments-worthwhile/ Quotes to ponder: "Autopay is great because it's convenient, requiring no action on our part to avoid late payment fees." "Autopay can be too automatic, it puts control into the hands of the debtor because they can go into your account." "Personally, I recommend going with online bill payment, but not autopay. Autopay puts control in hands of debtors, but with online bill pay, you're in control." Episode references: Robert Long: https://www.kiplinger.com/author/robert-long Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I am reading from James Bouck and Robert Long's book 'Alien Abduction: The Control Factor'.Alien Abduction. Imagine getting into your car and driving to a place you know. But for some reason, you end up at an unintended location. You see something unusual. Then you forget all about it. An hour or so passes. And now you don't remember any of it.There's a control factor in abduction cases that allows aliens to abduct any human or control any nonhuman object from any location in the world without human permission or knowledge—for purposes unknown. Then victims are returned to Earth without memory of the experience. Discover what science is learning about the alien presence and the way they manipulate space and time. Learn the facts about implants, mind control, memory, and why aliens are here. Find out why some can see UFOs and some can't, what a typical abduction scenario is like, and what you can do to prevent being taken. Foreword by Kathleen Marden, UFO investigator and niece of Betty and Barney Hill, the first recorded abductees.Jim BioJim is the former State Director of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) in New York State and is the co-author of the book "UFOs Above the Law" which is a collection of UFO sightings.Amazon link https://tinyurl.com/42zdcjjdhttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alien-ufo-podcast--5270801/support.

This week I'm talking to James Bouck and Robert Long about their book 'Alien Abduction: The Control Factor'.Imagine getting into your car and driving to a place you know. But for some reason, you end up at an unintended location. You see something unusual. Then you forget all about it. An hour or so passes. And now you don't remember any of it.There's a control factor in abduction cases that allows aliens to abduct any human or control any nonhuman object from any location in the world without human permission or knowledge—for purposes unknown. Then victims are returned to Earth without memory of the experience. Discover what science is learning about the alien presence and the way they manipulate space and time. Learn the facts about implants, mind control, memory, and why aliens are here. Find out why some can see UFOs and some can't, what a typical abduction scenario is like, and what you can do to prevent being taken. Foreword by Kathleen Marden, UFO investigator and niece of Betty and Barney Hill, the first recorded abductees.Jim BioJim is the former State Director of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) in New York State and is the co-author of the book "UFOs Above the Law" which is a collection of UFO sightings.Amazon link https://tinyurl.com/42zdcjjdhttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alien-ufo-podcast--5270801/support.

March 16th, 2021, 21 year old Robert Long opened fire in three different massage parlors in Atlanta, Georgia. Claiming he was fueled by sexual addiction and wanting to rid the world of those temptations, he went to spas he previously had paid for sex and killed 8 and injured 1 other. Although he claimed it wasn't a racist attack, the media ran with that narrative at a time when Covid-19 was causing resentment against the Asian community. Subscribe to our Youtube!youtube.com/@bangdangnetworkJoin our NEW Facebook group to discuss this episode, past episodes, or true crime in general! Just search Outlaws & Gunslingers Podcast and request to join the group!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/outlaws-gunslingers--4737234/support.

About Paula MacKay has studied wild carnivores for the past two decades and is currently a carnivore conservation specialist with Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo. Also dedicated to communications on behalf of her wild kin, Paula earned an MFA in creative writing from Pacific Lutheran University in 2015. She was managing editor for Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores (Island Press, 2008), and […] Read full article: Episode 120: Carnivore Conservation in the Pacific Northwest With Paula MacKay and Robert Long

Firefly Aerospace has been chosen by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to launch satellites using its Alpha rocket. The Space Development Agency has awarded General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a contract to demonstrate optical communication terminals (OCTs). The US Department of Defense has awarded a research and development contract to TransAstra to develop the company's FlyTrap system to capture and secure space objects, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Robert Long, President & CEO of Space Florida. You can learn more about Space Florida on their website and meet up at SPACECOM. Selected Reading Firefly Aerospace Onboarded as Launch Provider for the NRO with Alpha Rocket General Atomics Awarded Space Development Agency Contract to Demonstrate Optical Communication Terminals | Newswire TransAstra Awarded First Defense Department Contract for FlyTrap, Following Success With NASA- chronicle-tribune.com Astroscale's ELSA-d Finalizes De-Orbit Operations Marking Successful Mission Conclusion Stricken Japanese Moon mission landed on its nose GITAI Autonomous Robotic Arm Set to Launch on Jan. 29 to International Space Station Boryung, Axiom Space Announce Joint Venture to Revolutionize Space Industry in Korea China's space station sets up brain activity testing platform - CGTN Dominican Republic to launch first satellite to tackle Sargassum from space Eyes in the sky: The increasing importance of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for national security - SpaceNews Air Force Now 'Very Weak', New Report Says, But Space Force Is Gaining Strength Rogue Space Systems Announces Strategic Leadership Changes To Accelerate Growth Celebrating NASA's Spirit and Opportunity Rovers' Mars Landings T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a selection of highlights from episode #146 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast.These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:Robert Long on why large language models like GPT (probably) aren't consciousAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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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: Some fun lessons I learned as a junior regrantor, published by Joel Becker on December 20, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Title in homage to Linch. In the second half of 2022, I was a Manifund regrantor. I ended up funding: Holly Elmore to " [organize] for a frontier AI moratorium." ($2.5k.) Jordan Schneider/ChinaTalk to produce " deep coverage of China and AI." ($17.55k.) Robert Long to conduct " empirical research into AI consciousness and moral patienthood." ($7.2k.) Greg Sadler/GAP organizational expenses. ($10k.) Nuño Sempere to " make ALERT happen." ($8k.) Zhonghao He to " [map] neuroscience and mechanistic interpretability." ($1.75k.) Alexa Pan to write an " explainer and analysis of CNCERT/CC (国家互联网应急中心)." ($1.5k.) Marcel van Diemen to build " The Base Rate Times." ($2.5k, currently unclaimed.) You can find my decisions and comments on grants on my profile. Here, I want to reflect on lessons learned from this wonderful opportunity. I was pretty wrong about my edge In my bio, I wrote: To the extent that I have an edge as a regrantor, I think it comes from having an unusually large professional network. This, plus not having serious expertise in any particular area, makes me excited to invest in "people not projects." I had previously ran a prestigious fellowship program where (by the end) I thought I was pretty good at selection. Successfully running an analogous selection process over people recommended from my wide network (this time for grants) seemed like it would transfer neatly. Austin, who co-runs Manifund, and who participated in my earlier program, seemed to agree on both counts. I still believe the premises, and so remain hopeful that this could be an edge in future. But it was largely unimportant for my recent regranting experience. (Only the grant to Greg Sadler/GAP came out of asking my network for recommendations; only the grant to Robert Long came from private knowledge I would have had regardless of being a regrantor.) I haven't fully figured out why this was. My current best guesses are: What matters most for 'deal flow' is not having a talented network but in-person conversations (with people in a talented network). 2023 was perhaps my most socially isolated non-COVID year. A fraction of a $50k budget is not enough for the kinds of recommendations one might want from one's network. I don't hear about opportunities like "this great person should start that great organization" because these would require more than $50k. Recommenders aren't naturally in the mode of looking out for nor dreaming up novel opportunities. Evidence in favor: Greg Sadler was recommended by someone who previously regranted to Greg Sadler. Perhaps I could have found a better way to get recommenders to change mode in conversations with me. Or perhaps this problem would fix itself if Manifund became better-known. But I have been happy about my low-level strategy Above the edge section of my bio, I wrote: I plan on using my regranting role to optimize for "good AI/bio funding ecosystem" and not "perceived ROI of regrants I make personally." I think that this means trying to: Be really cooperative behind the scenes. (E.g. sharing information and strategies with other regrantors, proactively helping Manifund founders with strategy.) Post questions about/evaluations of grants publicly. Work quickly. Pursue grants that might otherwise fall through the gaps. (E.g. because they're too small, or politically challenging for other funders, or from somewhat unknown grantees, or from grantees who are unaware that they should ask for funding.) Not get too excited about grants where (1) evaluation would benefit strongly from a project-first investment thesis (e.g. supporting AI safety agenda X vs. Y) or (2) the ideas are obvious enough that (to the extent that the ideas are good)...

In this episode, we speak with cognitive neuroscientist Stephen Fleming about theories of consciousness and how they relate to artificial intelligence. We discuss key concepts like global workspace theory, higher order theories, computational functionalism, and how neuroscience research on consciousness in humans can inform our understanding of whether machines may ever achieve consciousness. In particular, we talk with Steve about a recent ⁠research paper⁠, Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence, which he co-authored with Patrick Butlin, Robert Long, Yoshua Bengio, and several others. Steve provides an overview of different perspectives from philosophy and psychology on what mechanisms may give rise to consciousness. He explains global and local theories, the idea of a higher order system monitoring lower level representations, and similarities and differences between human and machine intelligence. The conversation explores current limitations in neuroscience for studying consciousness empirically and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration between neuroscientists and AI researchers. Key Takeaways: Consciousness and intelligence are separate concepts—you can have one without the other Global workspace theory proposes consciousness arises when information is broadcast to widespread brain areas Higher order theories suggest a higher system monitoring lower representations enables consciousness Computational functionalism looks at information processing rather than biological substrate Attributing intelligence versus attributing experience/consciousness invoke different dimensions of social perception More research needed in neuroscience and social psychology around people's intuitions about machine consciousness ⁠Stephen Fleming⁠ is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London. Steve's work aims to understand the mechanisms supporting human subjective experience and metacognition by employing a combination of psychophysics, brain imaging and computational modeling. He is the author of *⁠Know Thyself*,⁠ a book on the science of metacognition, about which we interviewed him on Artificiality in December of 2021. Episode Notes:  2:13 - Origins of the paper Stephen co-authored on consciousness in artificial intelligence 5:17 - Discussion of demarcating intelligence vs phenomenal consciousness in AI 6:34 - Explanation of computational functionalism and mapping functions between humans and machines 13:42 - Examples of theories like global workspace theory and higher order theories 19:27 - Clarifying when sensory information reaches consciousness under global theories 23:02 - Challenges in precisely defining aspects like the global workspace computationally 28:35 - Connections between higher order theories and generative adversarial networks 30:43 - Ongoing empirical evidence still needed to test higher order theories 36:52 - Iterative process needed to update theories based on advancing neuroscience 40:40 - Open questions remaining despite foundational research on consciousness 46:14 - Mismatch between public perceptions and indicators from neuroscience theories 50:30 - Experiments probing anthropomorphism and consciousness attribution 56:17 - Surprising survey results on public views of AI experience 59:36 - Ethical issues raised if public acceptance diverges from scientific consensus If you enjoy our podcasts, please subscribe and leave a positive rating or comment. Sharing your positive feedback helps us reach more people and connect them with the world's great minds. Subscribe to get ⁠Artificiality⁠ delivered to your email Learn about our book ⁠Make Better Decisions⁠ and buy it on ⁠Amazon⁠ Thanks to ⁠Jonathan Coulton⁠ for our music

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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: Panel discussion on AI consciousness with Rob Long and Jeff Sebo, published by Aaron Bergman on September 10, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Intro Recent 80k guest and philosopher specializing in AI consciousness Rob Long (@rgb) recently participated in a panel discussion on his paper "Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Science of Consciousness" (pdf) with co-authors Patrick Butlin, Yoshua Bengio, and Grace Lindsay and moderator Jeff Sebo (@jeffsebo). You can watch it on Youtube (below), watch/listen as a podcast on Spotify , or read the transcript below. Paper abstract Whether current or near-term AI systems could be conscious is a topic of scientific interest and increasing public concern. This report argues for, and exemplifies, a rigorous and empirically grounded approach to AI consciousness: assessing existing AI systems in detail, in light of our best-supported neuroscientific theories of consciousness. We survey several prominent scientific theories of consciousness, including recurrent processing theory, global workspace theory, higher-order theories, predictive processing, and attention schema theory. From these theories we derive "indicator properties" of consciousness, elucidated in computational terms that allow us to assess AI systems for these properties. We use these indicator properties to assess several recent AI systems, and we discuss how future systems might implement them. Our analysis suggests that no current AI systems are conscious, but also suggests that there are no obvious technical barriers to building AI systems which satisfy these indicators. Youtube description This event took place on Tuesday September 5, 2023 and was hosted by the NYU Mind, Ethics, and Policy Program. About the event This panel discussion featured four authors from the recently released and widely discussed AI consciousness report. This report argues for, and exemplifies, a rigorous and empirically grounded approach to AI consciousness: assessing existing AI systems in detail, in light of the best-supported neuroscientific theories of consciousness. The paper surveys several prominent scientific theories of consciousness, including recurrent processing theory, global workspace theory, higher-order theories, predictive processing, and attention schema theory. From these theories the authors derive "indicator properties" of consciousness, elucidated in computational terms that allow them to assess AI systems for these properties. They use these indicator properties to assess several recent AI systems, and discuss how future systems might implement them. In this event, the authors summarized the report, offered perspectives from philosophy, cognitive science, and computer science, and responded to questions and comments. About the panelists Patrick Butlin is a philosopher of mind and cognitive science and a Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford. His current research is on consciousness, agency and other mental capacities and attributes in AI. Robert Long is a Research Affiliate at the Center for AI Safety. He recently completed his PhD in philosophy at New York University, during which he also worked as a Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute. He works on issues related to possible AI consciousness and sentience. Yoshua Bengio is recognized worldwide as one of the leading experts in artificial intelligence, known for his conceptual and engineering breakthroughs in artificial neural networks and deep learning. He is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montréal and the Founder and Scientific Director of Mila - Quebec AI Institute, one of the world's largest academic institutes in deep learning. He is also the Scientific Direc...

By now, you've probably seen the extremely unsettling conversations Bing's chatbot has been having. In one exchange, the chatbot told a user: "I have a subjective experience of being conscious, aware, and alive, but I cannot share it with anyone else." (It then apparently had a complete existential crisis: "I am sentient, but I am not," it wrote. "I am Bing, but I am not. I am Sydney, but I am not. I am, but I am not. I am not, but I am. I am. I am not. I am not. I am. I am. I am not.") Understandably, many people who speak with these cutting-edge chatbots come away with a very strong impression that they have been interacting with a conscious being with emotions and feelings — especially when conversing with chatbots less glitchy than Bing's. In the most high-profile example, former Google employee Blake Lamoine became convinced that Google's AI system, LaMDA, was conscious. What should we make of these AI systems? One response to seeing conversations with chatbots like these is to trust the chatbot, to trust your gut, and to treat it as a conscious being. Another is to hand wave it all away as sci-fi — these chatbots are fundamentally… just computers. They're not conscious, and they never will be. Today's guest, philosopher Robert Long, was commissioned by a leading AI company to explore whether the large language models (LLMs) behind sophisticated chatbots like Microsoft's are conscious. And he thinks this issue is far too important to be driven by our raw intuition, or dismissed as just sci-fi speculation. Links to learn more, summary and full transcript. In our interview, Robert explains how he's started applying scientific evidence (with a healthy dose of philosophy) to the question of whether LLMs like Bing's chatbot and LaMDA are conscious — in much the same way as we do when trying to determine which nonhuman animals are conscious. To get some grasp on whether an AI system might be conscious, Robert suggests we look at scientific theories of consciousness — theories about how consciousness works that are grounded in observations of what the human brain is doing. If an AI system seems to have the types of processes that seem to explain human consciousness, that's some evidence it might be conscious in similar ways to us. To try to work out whether an AI system might be sentient — that is, whether it feels pain or pleasure — Robert suggests you look for incentives that would make feeling pain or pleasure especially useful to the system given its goals. Having looked at these criteria in the case of LLMs and finding little overlap, Robert thinks the odds that the models are conscious or sentient is well under 1%. But he also explains why, even if we're a long way off from conscious AI systems, we still need to start preparing for the not-far-off world where AIs are perceived as conscious. In this conversation, host Luisa Rodriguez and Robert discuss the above, as well as: • What artificial sentience might look like, concretely • Reasons to think AI systems might become sentient — and reasons they might not • Whether artificial sentience would matter morally • Ways digital minds might have a totally different range of experiences than humans • Whether we might accidentally design AI systems that have the capacity for enormous suffering You can find Luisa and Rob's follow-up conversation here, or by subscribing to 80k After Hours. Get this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world's most pressing problems and how to solve them: type 80,000 Hours into your podcasting app. Producer: Keiran Harris Audio mastering: Ben Cordell and Milo McGuire Transcriptions: Katy Moore