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Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

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🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Scott Aaronson delivers a lecture at MindFest, hosted by FAU's Center for the Future Mind, exploring quantum computation and its philosophical implications. The talk is part of a broader effort to map diverse perspectives on the future of mind and technology.SPONSORS:- Omega Media: https://www.omegamedia.io- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerchRESOURCES:- FAU's Center for the Future Mind Website: https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/- The Ghost in the Quantum Turing Machine (Scott Aanderson): https://arxiv.org/abs/1306.0159- TOE's Mindfest Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlOPw7Hqkc6-MXEMBy0fnZcb- NEW Get my 'Top 10 TOEs' PDF + Weekly Personal Updates: https://www.curtjaimungal.org- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	AI can replace 99.9% of people's jobs.
0:03.9	We don't care about that anymore.
0:05.6	All we care about is, okay, can it achieve the true heights of creative genius?
0:10.4	You know, will we have an AI that can hit a target that no one else can even see?
0:16.5	This is a presentation by Scott Aronson, hot off the press just a couple of weeks ago at Mindfest, Florida, Atlantic University, 2024, spearheaded by Susan Schneider, who's the director of the Center for the Future Mind.
0:32.2	All of the talks that are on AI and consciousness from this conference are in the description, as well as the
0:38.2	website for the Center for the Future Mind. I recommend you check it out. Same with last year's
0:42.9	talks like with David Chalmers and Stephen Wolfram. Scott Aronson is a professor of theoretical
0:47.6	computer science at UT Austin, particularly known for his work on quantum computing and complexity
0:53.3	theory. In this talk, Scott covers
0:55.5	in his jocular and unparalleled manner, AI, if there's anything that truly separates us from
1:01.4	intelligent machines, for instance, what actually makes us special, what about identity, what about
1:06.6	the no-cloning theorem, as well as Scott gives a new proposal for AI safety.
1:11.9	What's coming up next on Toe from Mindfest are the talks from Sarah Walker on alien intelligence
1:17.6	and constructor theory, as well as Stuart Hammeroff on the microtubials and quantum consciousness.
1:23.5	Many, many more are coming, and you can pause the screen here to take a look if you like.
1:44.9	Subscribe to get notified. There's also a two-hour video on the mathematics of string theory coming out. It'll be string theory talked about like you've never heard it before. It's either out right now or it's about to be released in a few days. Either way, again, the link will be in the description. For those of you who are unfamiliar, welcome to this channel.
1:49.0	My name is Kurt Jymungle, and this is Theories of Everything, where we delve into the topics of mathematics, physics, artificial intelligence, and consciousness
1:54.0	with depth and rigor that's unique to this channel due to us not as chewing technicality
1:59.6	in favor of a wider market. If this meticulosity
2:02.6	and attention to detail in math, physics, philosophy, and AI is interesting to you, then you're
2:07.6	in safe hands here at Theories of Everything. Enjoy this video from Mindfest, 2024, by Scott Aronson.
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