Christof Koch explains why brain organoids are conscious, but AI is not, according to Integrated Information Theory (IIT). Dr. Koch is a contributor to IIT and studies consciousness at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, which he used to run.

Full interview:   / ihmcurious  
More clips:    • Christof Koch Interview: Consciousnes...  

For a more complete description of IIT, see the books and audiobooks below.

Video about researchers calling IIT "pseudoscience":    • Consciousness Theory Declared "Pseudo...  

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BOOK ABOUT IIT: The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed https://amzn.to/3xiJvsd
UPCOMING BOOK: Then I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It (Preorder for May 7, 2024) https://amzn.to/3vt45FX
EASY TO READ: Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist https://amzn.to/49oPBom

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