Klee Irwin, Director of Quantum Gravity Research, explores the convergence of biological and artificial intelligence in his latest article. Drawing on the parallels between human cognition and AI, Klee delves into the question of consciousness, a topic central to the “Hard Problem of Consciousness,” a term coined by David Chalmers. Chalmers posed, “Why should physical processing give rise to a rich inner life at all?”
In this new article, Klee challenges the boundaries between biological and synthetic neural networks, asking whether AI systems can engage in processes akin to human consciousness and creativity. While the mechanics differ, both human minds and AI systems demonstrate strikingly similar emergent behaviors, pushing us to rethink what it means to be intelligent, creative, and conscious.
