Could artificial intelligence ever possess the spark of true consciousness?
In short: This lecture by Yorick Wilks investigates the enduring mystery of machine consciousness, examining how scientists attempt to simulate awareness and whether granting machines sentience would actually provide any practical benefit to humanity.
The debate over whether AI artefacts can be conscious was first raised by Alan Turing seventy years ago. Despite the age of the question, it remains unresolved because there is no universal definition of consciousness, nor a reliable method to detect it in a machine.
Professor Yorick Wilks explores the intersection of AI science and the simulation of awareness. He questions the utility of machine consciousness, asking if an artificial entity possessing sentience would add anything meaningful to our interaction with technology.
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