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Recently, OpenAI researcher Ilya Sutskever tweeted "it may be that today's large neural networks are slightly conscious." (https://twitter.com/ilyasut/status/1491554478243258368). This sparked debate within the AI community, and reignited the long-standing question of whether machines could ever be conscious.

The Effective Altruism Edinburgh group are holding a discussion group on this question. The answer could have great moral consequence: it may determine whether AI systems are worthy of moral consideration, affecting how we treat AI in the future.

Make sure to take a look at the discussion guide before attending, with links to background material (link below)

Date: Thu 10th March 2022
Time: 19:30–21:00
Place: Munro Room, Pleasance
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/218410993804239
Discussion Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TmsVsfpt2dl_2ySpG69gXZYHehGUPRe-0RV6XNYrx-M/edit?usp=sharing

Discussion Guide: Machine Consciousness Discussion Guide: Machine Consciousness Recently, OpenAI rearcher Ilya Sutskever tweeted "it may be that today's large neural networks are slightly conscious." This sparked debate within the AI community, and reignited the long-standing question of whether machines could ever be conscious. This ...