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As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Visit https://www.economist.com/toeProfessor Geoffrey Hinton, a prominent figure in AI and 2024 Nobel Prize recipient, discusses the urgent risks posed by rapid AI advancements in today's episode of Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal. Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.comListen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOETimestamps:00:00 The Existential Threat of AI01:25 The Speed of AI Development7:11 The Nature of Subjective Experience14:18 Consciousness vs Self-Consciousness23:36 The Misunderstanding of Mental States29:19 The Chinese Room Argument30:47 The Rise of AI in China37:18 The Future of AI Development40:00 The Societal Impact of AI47:02 Understanding and Intelligence1:00:47 Predictions on Subjective Experience1:05:45 The Future Landscape of AI1:10:14 Reflections on Recognition and ImpactGeoffrey Hinton Links:• Geoffrey Hinton’s publications: https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~hinton/papers.html#1983-1976• The Economist’s several mentions of Geoffrey Hinton: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/10/08/ai-researchers-receive-the-nobel-prize-for-physics• https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/01/02/would-an-artificial-intelligence-bubble-be-so-bad• https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/10/10/ai-wins-big-at-the-nobels• https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/08/14/ai-scientists-are-producing-new-theories-of-how-the-brain-learns• Scott Aaronson on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZpGCQoL2Rk&ab_channel=CurtJaimungal• Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=19• The Emperor’s New Mind (book): https://www.amazon.com/Emperors-New-Mind-Concerning-Computers/dp/0192861980• Daniel Dennett on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH553zzjQlI&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=78• Noam Chomsky on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQuiso493ro&t=1353s&ab_channel=CurtJaimungal• Ray Kurzweil’s books: https://www.thekurzweillibrary.com/Become a YouTube Member (Early Access Videos):https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/joinSupport TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurtDiscord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs#science #ai #artificialintelligence #physics #consciousness #computerscience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices