AGI. Quantum Computing. What would it take for an artificial intelligence to be considered conscious? How can we approach AI development in an ethical way? We discuss the recent firings of Google's heads of Ethical AI research, Timnit Gebru & Margret Mitchel.

Part I: https://www.post-wave.com/40-computer-science-i

Part II: https://www.post-wave.com/41-computer-science-ii

References:

Timnit Gebru interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWqpPsMXVsI

Margret Mitchel interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gh82yynsfQ

gwern.net

bots of new york: https://www.facebook.com/botsofnewyork/

Roger Penrose Quantum Coherence: https://nautil.us/issue/47/consciousness/roger-penrose-on-why-consciousness-does-not-compute#:~:text=Quantum%20coherence%20occurs%20when%20a,structures%20inside%20the%20brain's%20neurons.

Terrence McKenna Episode: https://www.post-wave.com/21-terence-mckenna

MOO programming language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOO

Ben Goertzel Zen teachings of Wong Po: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LcUHaKvFuc