Shane Farnsworth interviews Dave Shapiro on various topics around the state of AI and specifically the Heuristic Imperatives.
Curiosity is a powerful function that transcends our limitations as organisms.
Curiosity is an adaptive trait that led humans to explore the planet and try new things.
Large language models like GPT-4 have broad capabilities and can outperform humans in many tasks.
Language acquisition may be critical for consciousness.
Language acquisition is important for the genesis of consciousness.
Brain diseases or injuries affecting language can modify or hamper consciousness.
Training machines on language may be a way to generate consciousness.
The vast majority of AI data will be trained by AI in the future.
Brain-computer interfaces like Neuralink may provide an opportunity to test human consciousness.
If consciousness can reside partially in a machine, it proves that machines can be conscious.
The Heuristic Imperatives are a solution for Axiomatic Alignment.
The simulation hypothesis suggests we may be living in a simulation, but it is untestable.
The universe appears to run on math, which is the fundamental language of simulations.
There are different interpretations of physics, but the simulation hypothesis is untestable and fundamentally unanswerable.
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Author Bio:
David W. Harvey, CEO of Design By Zen, merges 42 years of IT and high-tech design expertise with groundbreaking innovation. Inventor of the DBZ Comfort Index, Holistic Objectives algorithm, and the pioneering Social Harmony Ecosystem or Engine - SHE Zen AI architecture, David's work also includes the world's first intelligent earthquake table - EQ1. Holder of multiple international patents, his professional excellence parallels a fervent interest in exotic cars & simulation engineering. Off-screen, David finds balance in cultivating a Zen garden, reflecting his philosophy of harmony in technology and life through art.
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