Unlocking Consciousness with Dr Stephen Wolfram: AI & Philosophy

“Dr Stephen Wolfram is a famend laptop scientist, physicist, and entrepreneur who earned his PhD in particle physics at 20 and have become the youngest MacArthur Fellow at 21. Because the founding father of Wolfram Analysis, he has developed groundbreaking applied sciences extensively utilized by college researchers in engineering, physics, arithmetic, and computing. – Can computational considering and philosophy collectively unlock the mysteries of human consciousness and the universe? On this Q&A session, carried out in February 2024 with college students enrolled in Ralston Faculty’s MA within the Humanities program, the famend physicist and laptop scientist, Dr Stephen Wolfram, explains his personal mental trajectory and explores the intersection of computational and philosophical inquiry, notably within the age of AI. In the middle of this wide-ranging dialog, Dr Wolfram discusses computational irreducibility, the character of thoughts, the ethics of AI governance, and the rising worth of a liberal arts training. — 00:00 Introduction: Dr. Stephen Wolfram’s Genius and AI’s Affect on Humanities 01:30 Welcoming Dr. Stephen Wolfram 02:15 Stephen Wolfram’s Early Life and Achievements 05:10 The Energy of Computational Pondering 07:20 The Ruliad, Philosophy, and Computational Language 15:15 Q: Exploring Computational Irreducibility and Emergence 21:25 The Ruliad and the Nature of Actuality 32:30 Q: The Function of Computational Pondering in Training 41:05 AI Governance and Ethics 46:35 Q: Bridging STEM and Humanities for Higher AI Ethics 48:40 Constructing Wolfram Alpha 50:35 Q: Plato and Balancing Innovation in AI 01:05:25 Q: Likelihood and Unpredictability: Insights from Nassim Taleb 01:09:35 Q: Human Consciousness and the Computational Soul 01:22:35 Conclusion: Reflections on Studying, Philosophy, and the Way forward for Training ” from the video introduction