Can Computers Become Conscious?

Whether or not we are on track to creating an AGI is the topic on this episode of The AI Minute. For more on Artificial Intelligence: https://voicesinai.com https://gigaom.com https://byronreese.com https://ift.tt/31WftGA... Transcript: One of the questions I often ask guests on my other show, “Voices in AI,” is whether or not we are on track right now to create an artificial general intelligence, or if that's going to require an entirely different approach. Some believe that we are already pointed roughly in the correct direction, and that even a conscious computer is simply a matter of raw computational horsepower, coupled with advances in AI. Android co-founder, Andy Rubin, speaking on the power of quantum computing and new approaches in AI, thinks you could create a consciousness that could be used to power every piece of technology. He says, “If you have something that is as powerful as this could be you might only need one. It might not be something you carry around. It just has to be conscious.” Could you imagine that? A single computer consciousness that runs everything on the planet. It would be best to keep it very happy. https://ift.tt/2NYTVGp gigaom July 17, 2019 at 07:35PM