Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind

Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence

The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness

The Language of Thought: A New Philosophical Direction (The MIT Press)

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Susan Schneider, Ph.D., is the William F. Dietrich Professor of Philosophy at Florida Atlantic University. Schneider studies the nature of the mind, with an interest in emerging technologies and how that will shape the future of humanity.  

In collaboration with FAU's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Schneider is leading the university's initiative on the "Future of the Mind" to investigate the scientific and social impact of emerging 21st century technologies, such as artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on classic philosophical approaches.

Prior to coming to FAU, Schneider held a number of distinguished positions.  She was the NASA-Baruch Blumberg Chair at the Library of Congress and NASA; the Distinguished Scholar Chair at the Library of Congress; and the director of the AI, Mind and Society (AIMS) Group at the University of Connecticut, where she was also professor of philosophy and cognitive science.

Schneider writes about the nature of the self and mind, especially from the vantage point of philosophy, AI, cognitive science and astrobiology.  Within philosophy, she has explored the computational nature of the brain in her academic book, "The Language of Thought: A New Direction." More recently, she defended an anti-materialist position about the fundamental nature of the mind. In her new book, "Artificial You: AI and the Future of the Mind," she brings these topics together in an accessible way, discussing the philosophical implications of AI and, in particular, the enterprise of "mind design."

Schneider's work in philosophy of AI has taken her to Washington, D.C., where she often meets with members of Congress and gives presentations on AI and on topics such as data privacy, algorithmic bias, technological unemployment, autonomous weapons, and more. 

Schneider appears frequently on television shows on PBS and The History Channel, as well as providing keynote addresses at AI ethics conferences, at universities such as Harvard and Cambridge. She also writes opinion pieces for The New York Times, Scientific American, and the Financial Times. Her work has been widely discussed in the media, at venues like The New York Times, Science, Big Think, Nautilus, Discover, and Smithsonian.

She is currently working on a new book on the shape of intelligent systems, to be published by W.W. Norton in the United States and by Oxford University Press in the United Kingdom. Schneider received a Ph.D. in philosophy from Rutgers University.

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If and when you encounter an AI, it is best to look beyond superficialities, like a humanlike appearance. Perhaps only biological beings can have experience, or perhaps superintelligent AI doesn't need to be conscious. Susan Schneider proposes a test for determining whether AI can be conscious.

Susan Schneider is an associate professor of philosophy and cognitive science at the University of Connecticut and a member of the Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics at Yale University. Dr. Schneider writes about matters involving the nature of the self, which she examines from the vantage point of issues in philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Her work wrestles with vexed issues such as the nature of the mind, whether AI can be conscious, preparing for artificial general intelligence (AGI), superintelligent AI, and futuristic brain enhancements, such as brain chips and uploading.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Can A Robot Feel? | Susan Schneider | TEDxCambridge

Susan Schneider, NASA's Baruch Blumberg Chair of Astrobiology and director of the AI, Mind, and Society groups at the University of Connecticut, explores pressing philosophical questions about consciousness, selfhood, ethics, and humanity. 

In this talk -- and her book, "Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind" -- Schneider questions whether consciousness is an inevitable byproduct of sophisticated intelligence and considers the risks and promises of creating machine minds.

More information about Susan and the book can be found at: https://schneiderwebsite.com.

Get the book here: https://goo.gle/2MHeGUs

Artificial You: AI and The Future Of Your Mind | Susan Schneider | Talks at Google

00:00:59 The most intelligent life in outer space may be artificial
00:08:56 Should we be worried about AI?
00:20:45 Shopping for a scientific path to eternal life
00:36:43 “Protomentality,” matter’s (hypothesized) latent sentience
00:42:40 Would your self survive uploading to a computer?
00:52:51 What if we never understand consciousness?

Watch this conversation on MeaningofLife.tv http://meaningoflife.tv/videos/35800

Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero) and Susan Schneider (University of Connecticut,  Science Fiction and Philosophy )

Recorded on 07/14/2016

Robert Wright &amp; Susan Schneider [The Wright Show] (full conversation)

Artificial Intelligence, the possibility of merging consciousness with computers, and singularity are discussed in this mind expanding conversation with Dr. Susan Schneider. Are we prepared to face the implications of the success of our own technological innovations? Is the universe teeming with postbiological super Artificial Intelligence? Can silicon based entities bond with carbon based lifeforms? Explore the philosophical questions of superintelligence on the Antidote, hosted by Michael Parker.

GUEST BIO:
Dr. Susan Schneider is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut and an affiliated faculty member at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN) and the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science (IRCS). She is also a fellow with the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET). Her current research investigates the scope and limits of cognitive science, particularly the plausibility of computational theories of mind. In addition, she is also working on the traditional positions on the mind-body problem, reframing conceptions of property dualism and physicalism. Dr. Schneider received her Ph.D. in philosophy from Rutgers University in 2003, prior to which she was a pre-doctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She has authored numerous articles and book chapters, and is the co-editor with Max Velmans of The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007). She is also the editor of the book Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence which will be available in June, 2009. 

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EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
00:01 Welcoming Dr. Susan Schneider to the Antidote.
00:55 Is there benevolent Artificial Intelligence on the horizon?
03:10 Advocates of AI, like Kurzweil, and concerns
05:42 The fallacy of “Keeping AI in the box.”
08:08 Uploading your mind and consciousness.
11:58 Does AI have rights?
13:55 The end of civilization as we know it?
18:58 The possibility of extraterrestrial superintelligence.
22:45 Silicon-based conductors of consciousness.
24:50 The question of identity and metaphysics for AI.
27:52 From smart phones to Singularity?
31:57 Measuring consciousness and conducting it through silicon.
1:57 Thanks and goodbye.

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