Had an interesting conversation on the science of consciousness a while back and realized there is a lot I don’t know.
Can anyone recommend a recent book that covers the overall basics, such as the different theories (like antenna/etc) and physics overlaps?
My only requirement is scientific references. I dont want or need cited peer reviewed papers, but I don’t want an author’s sole opinion, either.
Given that this is from 1989, does it hold up now? My understanding is a lot has happened since then.
Not in regards to studying consciousness. We knew nothing then and we know nothing now.
Yes it definitely does.
My favourite part of that book is where Penrose perfectly describes what today we call AI deepfakes and how the ‘bottom-up’ algorithms that run all our AI tech today will never lead to actual consciousness, or sentience in machines.
His arguments do still hold up today, and give an interesting perspective on our current AI bubble that keeps promising AGI is just around the corner.