consciousness – Human Robot Interaction

Zombies

Can robots be conscious?

Are robots zombies? This might seem like a strange question at first, but it leads to one of the most important questions in science today: what is consciousness and can robot’s become conscious? These questions fascinate many people. And when Blake Lemoine suggested that Google’s latest AI Lambda had become sentient, it triggered a worldwide media frenzy. In this HRI podcast episode, I talk with Professor Jack Copeland about machine consciousness.

Transcript

The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript.

HRI-Podcast-Episode-023-Zombies-Transcript

ISSN 2703-4054

Important Links

Is LaMDA Sentient? — an Interview
Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction by Jack Copeland

Emotions And Consciousness In Robots

The full interview with Douglas Campbell

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In the last HRI podcast episode we talked about the role of emotions for humans and robots. The interview with Douglas Campbell truly inspired me and there was not enough time in the last episode to go into the full depth of our conversation. So here it is, our full discussion about emotions and consciousness in robots.

Transcript

The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript.

HRI-Podcast-Episode-021-Emotions-And-Consciousness-In-Robots-Transcript

ISSN 2703-4054

Important Links

Problems of Philosophy – The Limits of Inquiry by C.McGinn
Other Minds by Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Artificial consciousness by Wikipedia