Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, and the Hidden Patterns of Reality w/ Zhen (WiM549)

Zhen joins me to explore the meaning of consciousness, how 1’s and 0’s become complex software, the difference between AI calculating and contemplating, evolution vs innovation, why math is the language of the universe, John Vervaeke’s 9-Dot Problem, and how Bitcoin is destroying modern monetary theory.

Zhen is a hacker, investor, and AI consciousness theorist.

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0:00 - WiM Intro
1:13 - What is Consciousness?
9:07 - From 0s and 1s to Complex Software
13:07 - Subjective vs. Objective: What Defines First-Person Experience?
21:10 - Calculation vs. Contemplation: Can AI Think Outside the Box?
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33:22 - Evolution vs Innovation
44:19 - Information and Entropy
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1:04:42 - Neuralink: How Language Bridges Symbols and Concepts
1:12:27 - Math: The Language of the Universe
1:28:40 - On-Ramp Bitcoin Custody
1:30:03 - MindLab Pro
1:31:12 - John Vervaeke’s 9 Dot Problem
1:44:07 - Mandelbrot Set: Infinite Fractal Complexity
1:53:44 - Conway’s Game of Life
1:56:14 - John Vervaeke: The Elusive
2:08:31 - Buy Bitcoin with Coinbits
2:09:58 - Emerge Dynamics
2:11:02 - It’s All Software: Metaphorizing Reality
2:19:18 - Stephen Wolfram: Quantum Mechanics
2:35:50 - Karl Friston’s Free Energy Principle Explained
3:03:48 - Gluten, Thyroid, and Carbs
3:23:16 - Bitcoin and Modern Monetary Theory
3:33:29 - Bitcoin: The Map IS the Territory?
3:36:34 - The Story Writing Process and Free Will
3:55:21 - Where to Find Zhen

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