Subhash Kak on: AI & Consciousness.

This was recorded in the summer of 2018 while I was traveling to India. Parth Parihar, a PhD student at Princeton University and President of Hindu Students Council, led the discussions in our Princeton studio in my absence. I was able to interject only briefly by Skype. The conversation covered many theories and speculations on the potential of artificial intelligence, and how far it can advance relative to human consciousness. This is the first part of a multi-part series.

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[yugalsingh]

Congratulations 🎉 to Prof. Subhash Kak for winning a Padma Shri award. Padma Shri should given to Shri Rajiv Malhotra also, someone pls recommend his name for next year's Padma awards. It will be a great honor for you tapas of 20 years plus.

[nagendrabhatnagar]

What a Wonderful interaction on such a difficult subject. Thank you Rajiv ji for taking the Dharmic tradition forward and inviting erudite scholar Subhash Kakji. He very lucidly explained the issues involved in vesting consciousness in Artificial Intelligence.

More and more power to Rajiv ji and Subhash ji for exploring the interface between Western Science, which is based on Materiality and our ancient vedic wisdom, which is much beyond materiality.

[AnitaSharma-ojzq]

Listening to Dr Kak again after a year is so refreshing. Agree absolutely with Dr Kak that wisdom and consciousness is something that the AI will not have.

[vinayamble]

What i find really interesting in today's times is that as and when science and technology is progressing the Westerners are more leaning towards Hindu culture. Vedanta was always profound when it comes to explaining consciousness. Very thought provoking conversation. Thanks Rajiv ji. You are the modern day Chanakya 🙏🙏

[meghkalyanasundaram]

Fabulous! Thank you.
Three, from many, of (2019 Padma awardee) Dr. Kak's lucid responses that I found particularly insightful: ~7:57, ~25:17, ~33:33
Rajiv ji's questions/interjections: ~10:20, ~20:58, ~22:12
The poetry in a 'Parth' asking thoughtful questions and listening carefully is hard to miss! :)

[GreatMan_from_East]

Nice to meet new member of Rajiv Malhotra JI's team Parth Parihar

[nakulgote]

We Hindus believe that our rivers (for example) are individuals too. Ramana Maharshi personified Arunachala hill as an alive entity which was the source of inspiration for him. How does this square up with Vedantic view of Atman, consciousness and maybe complex adaptive systems?

[dipakshinde]

"In vedanta consciousness is singular...it's like the same outer Sun reflected in a Million different pots of water in all it's glory...in a same way consciousness which gets reflected through the brains which is like the pot of water in all the individual / sentient beings..."

[singhakhil]

I am following Dr. Kak from very long time happy to see him here.

[विनीतगुप्ता-हफ]

😢😢 Don't Go Rajiv Ji🙏🏻, we need you..!!

[balajipadmanabhan]

The reflections of the sun analogy is used by Adi Shankara. Very fundamental to vedic discourses. While it is different to western thought, it was normal part of learning of advaitha.

[chhutandey]

Can't thank you enough for this. Will save this to come back again and again. Such an enlightening discussion. Love and respect.

[Anita-lssb]

Thank you Rajiv ji for your tireless contribution to Sanatana Dharma. Wishing Prof. Kak all the success in this field and congrats to the young host.

[namboodiries]

A universally accepted proposition is that when in doubt whether the old is correct or new the old prevails until proved otherwise. The question of conscience coming to machine can wait untill biologists produce artificial JEEVAN. VERY nice discussion. Pranams to Rajivji and Subhashji.

[ramraja]

Amazing to hear Subhash Kak explain AI and Consciousness with so much clarity!

I hope he writes a book on the subject so that people everywhere can understand the latest research on the subject.

It is incredible to see that our ancient Rishis knew so much about consciousness.

[dineshchandra]

When consciousness itself is trying to find an answer, artificial consciousness is not followed. Nice talk.

[aavishkarkumarbhu]

Rajiv ji thanks for bringing these amazing materials for us to think over .

[siddharth_behere]

Waiting for Prof Kak for long to appear on this show.

[kushaq]

Parth is excellent orator, congrats to him for carrying on rajiv ji's legacy. Still i will miss rajiv ji's divine voice. I see devotion in parth. But missing that universal appeal.

[kingsiri]

Thank you Rajiv Ji, For educated us.

Jai Hind