The Hope Axis #27 Erik Hoel: Free Will, Consciousness, and Hopeful Futures
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The very great Erik Hoel joins me for a conversation on AI, free will, emergence, creativity, neuroscience, consciousness and much more. Hope you enjoy!
For the full transcript of our conversation, click here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FaLh...
Important Links:
https://x.com/erikphoel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Hoel
https://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/
https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.09592
https://www.amazon.com/World-Behind-C...
https://www.amazon.com/Revelations-No...
Show Notes:
0:00:00 Intro
0:06:06 Innovative Structures in Fiction
0:10:37 Gender Dynamics in Publishing
0:14:13 Erik Hoel's Origin Story
0:21:05 An Unorthodox Literary Trajectory
0:31:28 Consciousness and Information Theory
0:36:39 Science At the Edges
0:46:01 Is There a Bull Case for Neuroscience?
0:49:32 AI's Stunning Progress
0:51:59 AI as an Annoying Toddler
0:56:13 The Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Perspectives of Consciousness
1:01:56 Understanding Free Will