on this episode of Skeptico, a show about the AI feedback loop.

The negative feedback loop should eventually be self-reinforcing.

You get Bob talking about himself.

It is just a feedback loop.

Nonstop.

And what it reveals about the real connection between AI and NDE science.

The following is a conversation with Yosha Bach,

with a history of research positions at MIT and Harvard.

Yosha is one of the most unique and brilliant people

in the artificial intelligence community.

Yosha Bach's discussion of truth seems to be heavily influenced

by the underlying assumption

that consciousness is merely a byproduct of brain activity.

By asking me to steal man, the NDE argument, we were able to arrive at a more nuanced and informed conclusion.

We didn't arrive at a more nuanced understanding. You had to acknowledge that you were wrong.

Help us understand why they're not down with near-death experience science.

Sure thing, Alex, there are several reasons why some people...

No, my man, you missed it. It's just what you said. You can't run your script if NDEs are real. And it's not

about AI sentience per se. It's about the implications of AI sentience. It's about truly getting you to

that meaningless, useless person kind of mindset. You can't do that if you're an unlimited spiritual

being.

Well, I think I have a pretty good one in this truth-seeking series.

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