Speaker
Joscha Bach
Leading cognitive scientist
“A physical system cannot be conscious. Only a simulation can be conscious. Consciousness is a simulated property of the simulated self.”
Joscha Bach is an exceptional cognitive scientist who is pushing the limits of what we can achieve with Artificial Intelligence. As an AI researcher for MIT Media Lab and the Harvard Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, he is constantly exploring new frontiers in cognitive architectures, mental representation, emotion, social modelling, and multi-agent systems. Bach's groundbreaking MicroPsi project is creating virtual agents that are revolutionizing our understanding of how emotion, motivation, and cognition interact in situated agents.
With a passionate mission to build a model of the mind that rivals the complexity and capability of the human brain, Bach is at the forefront of the creation of Strong AI. As an avid philosopher of AI, Bach is constantly exploring its potential to unlock new heights of human intelligence and creativity. Bach is an exceptional mind who is changing the world of AI and helping us understand what it truly means to be human.
'Joscha is one of the most fascinating minds in the world.' Lex Fridman
“A physical system cannot be conscious. Only a simulation can be conscious. Consciousness is a simulated property of the simulated self.”
Joscha Bach is an exceptional cognitive scientist who is pushing the limits of what we can achieve with Artificial Intelligence. As an AI researcher for MIT Media Lab and the Harvard Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, he is constantly exploring new frontiers in cognitive architectures, mental representation, emotion, social modelling, and multi-agent systems. Bach's groundbreaking MicroPsi project is creating virtual agents that are revolutionizing our understanding of how emotion, motivation, and cognition interact in situated agents.
With a passionate mission to build a model of the mind that rivals the complexity and capability of the human brain, Bach is at the forefront of the creation of Strong AI. As an avid philosopher of AI, Bach is constantly exploring its potential to unlock new heights of human intelligence and creativity. Bach is an exceptional mind who is changing the world of AI and helping us understand what it truly means to be human.
'Joscha is one of the most fascinating minds in the world.' Lex Fridman
Joscha Bach Videos
Consciousness, AI, and the pattern of reality, with Joscha Bach
Understanding the algorithms of consciousness
The dawn of machine consciousness with Joscha Bach
Rhetoric and reality
Why is language no guide to reality?
Controlling the Tech Titans
Should we regulate Big Tech?
More Videos
In Search of the Self
Are you an illusion?
The Limits of Logic
Should we embrace the irrational?
The Fractured Mind
Bence Nanay | Should we avoid temptations?
The Dance of Life
Is experience all that we have?
In Search Of Ourselves
Is self-discovery a desirable and vital goal?
Neuroscience vs. Philosophy
Explaining the secrets of the mind
The Limits of Reason
Is knowledge stranger than reason?
The Illusion of Sense
Do our senses radically limit our understanding?
How to be a Stoic
Live your Best Life
Knowing Others and Knowing Oneself
Are the minds of others profoundly unknowable?
The Mind and the World
Raymond Tallis | The issue with neuromania
The Limits of Freedom
Is there such a thing as too much freedom?
The Secrets of Consciousness
Can the brain explain experience?
Matter and Mind
Is consciousness inexplicable?
Hearts and Minds
Should intuition or reason guide us?
The Story of I
Where does the narrative of the self come from?
The Chemistry of Freedom
Is free will an illusion?
Mind and the Universe
Is consciousness stranger than we thought?
Fate, Freedom, and Neuroscience
The science of free will
Truth, Lies and Self-Deception
Can we see ourselves clearly if we want to?
Secrets of the Mind
Can science explain consciousness?
The Mind's Eye
Consciousness and the soul
The Extended Mind
Is consciousness confined to the body?
Owning Ourselves
Are our bodies our property?
Being Conscious
The science and philosophy of consciousness
On Having a Mind, Having a Body, and Being a Person
The Fragility of the Human Personality
Dangerous Convictions
Frank Furedi | Could we live without certainty?
Actual Consciousness
The Limits of Human Consciousness and Thought
Stories of Desire
Can desire help us make sense of the world?
At One With Ourselves
Are meditation and mindfulness just myths?
Mind in the 21st Century
The Tyranny of Freedom
Do we have too much choice?
The Evolution of Consciousness
The transformative ideas of Owen Barfield
The Edge of Reason
Beyond the limits of rationality
Metaphors of the Mind
Does metaphor hold the key to consciousness?
The Road to the Good Life
Is reason the key to a better world?
Are Selves Unreal?
Debunking the establishment's attack on the Self
Animal Reason
Is consciousness unique to humans?
Inside the Mind’s Eye
Catching Sight of Ourselves
Who looks back in the mirror?
The Philosopher’s Guide to Style
Why appearance matters
The Ego Trick
Is the self an illusion?
Sensuality and Deception
Who Looks Back in the Mirror
Are we any closer to understanding the self, and what makes each one of us who we are?
Outrageous Fortune
Fate in modern society
The Architecture of Being
Navigating our relationships
Entering the Unknown
What can we know of ourselves and the world?
Thinking Afresh
Is consistency consistent?
The View From Outside