Join us for our April Lunchtime Lecture with Dr. Michelle Montague from the College of Liberal Arts.
Join us for our April Virtual Lunchtime Lecture - “The Complexity of Consciousness and AI”
The very sophisticated behavior of Large Language Models (LLMs) is supposed to make it seem plausible that AI can be or is conscious, but as theorists we often focus on simple sensory experiences in discussions of consciousness. To demonstrate how our conscious experience is so much more than the sensory, all one needs to do is consider the complexity and richness of one’s thinking over a 30 second span of time. Do we have any reason to think AI has the sophistication of consciousness required for understanding a language or for experiences of value?
Texas Exes, a non-profit organization, is excited to bring our virtual Lunchtime Lectures to you free of charge. If you can, please consider making a donation when registering to help us continue to engage alumni and students across the globe.
Join us for our April Lunchtime Lecture with Dr. Michelle Montague from the College of Liberal Arts.
Join us for our April Virtual Lunchtime Lecture - “The Complexity of Consciousness and AI”
The very sophisticated behavior of Large Language Models (LLMs) is supposed to make it seem plausible that AI can be or is conscious, but as theorists we often focus on simple sensory experiences in discussions of consciousness. To demonstrate how our conscious experience is so much more than the sensory, all one needs to do is consider the complexity and richness of one’s thinking over a 30 second span of time. Do we have any reason to think AI has the sophistication of consciousness required for understanding a language or for experiences of value?
Texas Exes, a non-profit organization, is excited to bring our virtual Lunchtime Lectures to you free of charge. If you can, please consider making a donation when registering to help us continue to engage alumni and students across the globe.
Meet the Guest Speaker: Dr. Michelle Montague
Professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Michelle Montague is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the Philosophy Department. She earned her PhD in philosophy from University of Colorado, Boulder in 2002. Over her career she has held positions at several institutions: previously at University of California, Irvine, at University of Bristol, and she has had visiting appointments at places such as Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Australian National University, Boston University, and universities in Copenhagen and London. Her main areas of specialization are philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and philosophy of language.
Our virtual Lunchtime Lectures are hosted on Zoom. The Zoom link will be included in your Eventbrite confirmation email and resent to all registered attendees the week of the lecture.
Registration will close at midnight on Sunday, April 19.
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