Will Future AIs Be Conscious? (with Jeff Sebo)

On this episode, Jeff Sebo joins me to discuss artificial consciousness, substrate-independence, possible tensions between AI risk and AI consciousness, the relationship between consciousness and cognitive complexity, and how intuitive versus intellectual approaches guide our understanding of these topics. We also discuss AI companions, AI rights, and how we might measure consciousness effectively.   You can follow Jeff’s work here: https://jeffsebo.net/   Timestamps:   00:00:00 Preview and intro  00:02:56 Imagining artificial consciousness   00:07:51 Substrate-independence?  00:11:26 Are we making progress?   00:18:03 Intuitions about explanations   00:24:43 AI risk and AI consciousness   00:40:01 Consciousness and cognitive complexity   00:51:20 Intuition versus intellect  00:58:48 AIs as companions   01:05:24 AI rights   01:13:00 Acting under time pressure  01:20:16 Measuring consciousness   01:32:11 How can you help?