Can AI become conscious or will machines always just simulate awareness? Blaise Agüera y Arcas, VP at Google Research and a leading voice in artificial intelligence, joins Robert Lawrence Kuhn to explore one of the most profound questions in science and philosophy: Can artificial intelligence ever develop real consciousness? They discuss the nature of mind, the limits of machine learning, and whether AI systems could one day have subjective experience, emotions, or self-awareness. What would it mean if a neural network felt something? Blaise's book, "What is Intelligence" is available for purchase now: https://amzn.to/3KaJs8f Blaise Agüera y Arcas is a VP/Fellow at Google, where he is the CTO of Technology & Society, and the founder of Paradigms of Intelligence, an organisation dedicated to fundamental AI research. He is the author of Who Are We Now?, and his research has included work on privacy-preserving machine learning, on-device AI, large language models, and human identity.
22 September 2026
Blaise Agüera y Arcas, BA: Can AI Become Conscious?
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Can AI become conscious or will machines always just simulate awareness? Blaise Agüera y Arcas, VP at Google Research and a leading voice in artificial intelligence, joins Robert Lawrence Kuhn to explore one of the most profound questions in science and philosophy: Can artificial intelligence ever develop real consciousness? They discuss the nature of mind, the limits of machine learning, and whether AI systems could one day have subjective experience, emotions, or self-awareness. What would it mean if a neural network felt something? Blaise's book, "What is Intelligence" is available for purchase now: https://amzn.to/3KaJs8f Blaise Agüera y Arcas is a VP/Fellow at Google, where he is the CTO of Technology & Society, and the founder of Paradigms of Intelligence, an organisation dedicated to fundamental AI research. He is the author of Who Are We Now?, and his research has included work on privacy-preserving machine learning, on-device AI, large language models, and human identity.
Can AI become conscious or will machines always just simulate awareness? Blaise Agüera y Arcas, VP at Google Research and a leading voice in artificial intelligence, joins Robert Lawrence Kuhn to explore one of the most profound questions in science and philosophy: Can artificial intelligence ever develop real consciousness? They discuss the nature of mind, the limits of machine learning, and whether AI systems could one day have subjective experience, emotions, or self-awareness. What would it mean if a neural network felt something? Blaise's book, "What is Intelligence" is available for purchase now: https://amzn.to/3KaJs8f Blaise Agüera y Arcas is a VP/Fellow at Google, where he is the CTO of Technology & Society, and the founder of Paradigms of Intelligence, an organisation dedicated to fundamental AI research. He is the author of Who Are We Now?, and his research has included work on privacy-preserving machine learning, on-device AI, large language models, and human identity.
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