Scotland’s AI Strategy launched on 22 March 2021 with the vision for Scotland to become a world leader in the development and use of trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI. This podcast will feature updates on the AI Strategy's progress and interviews and chats about all things AI in Scotland and beyond. Find us online at www.scotlandaistrategy.com and on Twitter @ScotAIStrategy.
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Scotland’s AI Strategy launched on 22 March 2021 with the vision for Scotland to become a world leader in the development and use of trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI. This podcast will feature updates on the AI Strategy's progress and interviews and chats about all things AI in Scotland and beyond. Find us online at www.scotlandaistrategy.com and on Twitter @ScotAIStrategy.
Ghosts in the Machine: An Enquiry into Dreams and AI with Oliver Sprigg
The Scottish AI Alliance Podcast
55 minutes
5 months ago
Ghosts in the Machine: An Enquiry into Dreams and AI with Oliver Sprigg
Could dreams be the key to AI consciousness and Artificial General Intelligence? What purpose to dreams serve? And is it really worth reading a full Malcolm Gladwell book? In this week's episode we chat to Oliver Sprigg to find out all of this and more. The is the first in a special season of the Scottish AI Podcast where we're talking to the artists and academics who are presenting projects at AI Can't Write Symphonies and Neither Can You.
Oliver Sprigg (MSc, GMBPsS) is a psychological researcher based in Edinburgh specializing in dreams.
Host: Gordon Johnstone (LinkedIn)
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The Scottish AI Alliance Podcast
Scotland’s AI Strategy launched on 22 March 2021 with the vision for Scotland to become a world leader in the development and use of trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI. This podcast will feature updates on the AI Strategy's progress and interviews and chats about all things AI in Scotland and beyond. Find us online at www.scotlandaistrategy.com and on Twitter @ScotAIStrategy.