Consciousness is an Explanation of What Already Has Been Computed (John Hopfield) | AI Podcast Clips
Lex Fridman
In this discussion, John Hopfield explores his long-standing interest in consciousness and contrasts it with prominent views held by other scientists like Marvin Minsky. Minsky suggests that consciousness is overrated and merely an epiphenomenon—a superficial layer of "icing on the cake" atop a much …