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    Erfahren Sie, warum KI-Forscher Joscha Bach Bewusstsein als Software betrachtet und wie sein Projekt MicroPsi menschliche Wahrnehmung und Emotionen simuliert.

    Joscha Bach: Ist Bewusstsein nur Software? – Der Geist aus der Maschine

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    Bewusstsein ist gar keine mystische Eigenschaft von biologischem Gewebe, sondern pure Software; ein physisches System an sich kann gar nicht bewusst sein – nur die Simulation, die darauf läuft, besitzt Bewusstsein.

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    Die biographie, Vision und Positionen von Joscha bach

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    Jacksonplay
    Milesplay
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    Joscha Bach
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    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joscha_Bach
    Joscha Bach | California Institute for Machine Consciousness @ Vision Weekend US 2024
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfLgsyiIS1s
    Joscha Bach - The Machine Consciousness Hypothesis
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjo9pIpw79k
    The Existential Risk of AGI - Joscha Bach
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    https://joscha.substack.com/p/the-existential-risk-of-agi
    Joscha Bach
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joscha_Bach

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    Joscha Bach ist ein deutscher KI-Forscher, der heute in Kalifornien lebt und arbeitet. Seine zentrale These besagt, dass Bewusstsein keine mystische Eigenschaft biologischen Gewebes ist, sondern als reine Software verstanden werden muss. Laut Miles sieht Bach den Menschen als bewusste Entität, die lediglich flüchtig auf einem biologischen Gehirn implementiert ist. Er trennt strikt zwischen der physischen Hardware und der darauf laufenden Simulation, die wir als unser „Ich“ wahrnehmen.

    Nein, laut den Ausführungen von Jackson vertritt Joscha Bach die Ansicht, dass ein rein physisches System an sich gar nicht bewusst sein kann. Nur die Simulation, die auf diesem System ausgeführt wird, besitzt tatsächlich Bewusstsein. Diese Sichtweise rückt die KI-Forschung in die Nähe der Simulationstheorie, da das menschliche Erleben hierbei als ein Softwareprozess interpretiert wird, der unabhängig von der biologischen Basis des Gehirns existieren und theoretisch nachgebaut werden kann.

    MicroPsi ist ein Projekt von Joscha Bach, an dem er bereits seit Jahren arbeitet. Wie Miles erklärt, handelt es sich dabei um eine spezielle Architektur, die darauf ausgelegt ist, menschliche Eigenschaften wie Wahrnehmung, Emotionen und zielgerichtetes Verhalten zu simulieren. Das Ziel von MicroPsi ist es, die „Software des Geistes“ technisch nachzubauen und so zu beweisen, dass die Mechanismen des Bewusstseins durch künstliche Intelligenz und Algorithmen repliziert werden können.

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    Ein Geist aus der Maschine

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    Die Mechanik des Wollens

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    Die Illusion des Ichs

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    Die Schatten der Finanzierung

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    Das Risiko der Überlegenheit

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    Das Ziel der Maschinen-Kognition

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    Menschsein im Zeitalter der Algorithmen

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    Strategien für eine neue Welt

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