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What makes you… you? (w/ Anil Seth)

2025/6/30
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Anil Seth
一位专注于人类意识和AI关系的认知和计算神经科学教授，批评将AI视为具有意识的实体，并强调其伦理挑战。
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Chris Duffy
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Chris Duffy: 我对自己的身份感到不确定，我不确定我是否真的是我。我们是否只是某人想象中的虚构人物或模拟中的一部分？ Anil Seth: 思考意识很重要，因为一切对我们重要的事情都通过意识体验来实现。我们认为颜色是独立于我们而存在于世界上的，但事实并非如此。每个人对颜色的主观体验可能不同，即使是相同的刺激。颜色不是存在于外部世界的东西，也不是完全虚构的，而是大脑对光反射属性的一种体验。每个人都有独特的主观世界，每个人的主观世界都是不同的。

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This chapter explores the fundamental question of consciousness: what is it, and why is it important? It challenges the listener to consider the role of conscious experience in everything we value, and introduces the concept of the self and its significance.
  • Consciousness is the medium through which everything we value matters.
  • It's easy to take consciousness for granted, but it's central to being human.
  • Understanding consciousness has practical applications beyond philosophy.

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What is the aspect of being you that you cling to most tightly? Why are you you and not somebody else? How do you understand and make sense of your experiences? These are questions studied by Anil Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience and the University of Sussex. Anil and Chris reflect on the limitations in describing the brain as a “supercomputer,” the ethical and morally grey areas of technological advancements and brain computer interfaces, and how hallucinogenic drugs affect consciousness.

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Host: Chris Duffy (Instagram: @chrisiduffy) | chrisduffycomedy.com))

Guest: Anil Seth (Instagram: @profanilseth) | LinkedIn: @anilseth) | Website: https://www.anilseth.com/)) 

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Being You: A New Science of Consciousness)

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