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Lex Fridman Podcast

Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond. Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

Transcribed podcasts: 441
Time transcribed: 44d 12h 13m 31s

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Title:

The Nature of Consciousness and Reality with Donald Hoffman

Summary:

In this podcast episode, Donald Hoffman, a cognitive scientist, explores the nature of consciousness, the idea that our perceptions are not reflections of objective reality, and how consciousness creates the world we experience. He discusses the implications of his theories on existence, the evolutionary basis of perception, and the notion that all conscious experiences are data structures created in the moment. Through his research, Hoffman challenges traditional views of consciousness and aims to develop a mathematical model of conscious agents

Tags:

['consciousness', 'reality', 'perception', 'evolution', 'cognitive science']