I AM NOT WESTERN AI: ANIMALS, ALIENS, AND ALTERNATE PHILOSOPHIES OF MIND
DISCUSSION
Academy of Media Arts Cologne Mi You, National Technology Officer Microsoft China Ltd Qing Wei, Professor, Philosophy Department, Autonomous University of Barcelona Jordi Vallverdú, Hosted by Noah Raford
How do intelligence, cognition, and concepts of the self vary across cultures (and species)? How might this influence the development of AI? From robot monks in Japan that hold perpetual prayers, to octopus consciousness and multi-bodied minds, the creation of perceiving machines will reflect deeply on our sense of self, and indeed, life itself.