#139 Megan Peters - Exploring Metacognition in Neuroscience, Philosophy, and AI.

Associate Professor in the UCI Department of Cognitive Sciences. She is also a Cooperating Researcher in the Department of Decoded Neurofeedback at Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Kyoto, Japan, and a Fellow in the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Brain, Mind, & Consciousness program. Prior to joining UCI she was an Assistant Professor at UC Riverside in the Department of Bioengineering. She received Her Ph.D. in computational cognitive neuroscience (psychology) from UCLA, having worked with Ladan Shams, and then was a postdoc there working with Hakwan Lau.

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Megan Peters discusses her interdisciplinary approach to understanding metacognition and consciousness, emphasizing the importance of combining neuroscience, philosophy, and AI. She explores the ethical implications of conscious AI, the complexities of introspection, and the challenges of uncertainty in decision-making. The dialogue also touches on the development of research questions and the role of social engineering in shaping consciousness. They explore the challenges of understanding consciousness, and the implications of scientific paradigms. The discussion also touches on moral responsibility in the context of mental health and the evolving landscape of AI. Peters emphasizes the importance of collective contributions to science and the need for democratizing access to scientific knowledge.

 

Chapters

 

00:00 Exploring Metacognition and Consciousness

03:08 Interdisciplinary Approaches in Neuroscience

06:00 The Ethics of Conscious AI

09:08 Understanding Uncertainty in Decision Making

12:04 Introspection and Its Complexities

14:56 Developing Research Questions

18:06 The Role of Social Engineering in Consciousness

21:07 The Future of Consciousness and AI

35:03 The Fascination of Flow States

39:00 Exploring Consciousness and Subjectivity

44:59 The Nature of Scientific Paradigms

51:00 The Hard Problem of Consciousness

56:58 Moral Responsibility and Mental Health

01:01:01 Inspiration and Legacy in Science

 

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