#130 – Scott Aaronson: Computational Complexity and Consciousness

Scott Aaronson is a quantum computer scientist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get $200 off - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex and use code LEX to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Scott's Blog: https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/ Our previous episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX5t8EivCaM PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. 00:00 - Introduction 07:46 - Simulation 12:38 - Theories of everything 18:18 - Consciousness 40:32 - Roger Penrose on consciousness 50:44 - Turing test 54:31 - GPT-3 1:03:02 - Universality of computation 1:09:33 - Complexity 1:15:38 - P vs NP 1:27:57 - Complexity of quantum computation 1:40:03 - Pandemic 1:53:49 - Love