Physics of Consciousness
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Consciousness is, without doubt, the most mysterious phenomenon in the universe and the most important to understand. Theoretical physics, frontier biology, and ancient spiritual philosophers across thousands of years have struggled with the nature of mind and its interactions with reality.
Come and join us for presentations from leaders in the field to understand the science of philosophy of the rich world within.
Chair:
James Tagg CEO and founder of Valis will describe efforts to build a large bio-computer called The Large Brain Model that may shed light on the question of quantum computation in the brain.
Speakers:
Stuart Hameroff, anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Arizona and one of the originators of the Penrose-Hameroff theory of Orchestrated Objective Reduction.
Joscha Bach, cognitive scientist, AI researcher and philosopher widely known for his work on artificial intelligence and philosophy of the mind.
Suzanne Gildert, CEO and founder of Nirvanic, a company exploring the development of conscious AI, and past founder of Kindred and Sanctuary AI
(Special Guest To be Announced)
Panel:
Discussion of the different models for explaining consciousness with audience questions.
Sponsor by Valis: Valiscorp.com