Episode Details

What if the self you trust is just a brain-made model, not reality itself? In this condensed version of Into The Impossible, Brian Keating talks with Joscha Bach about consciousness, artificial intelligence, philosophy of mind, and why perception may be more like a simulation than direct experience. Instead of the full episode, this shorter recap gives you the key ideas fast: Bach’s view that brains build world-models, his skepticism about neuroscience hype, his definition of AGI, and his take on ethics of technology, religion, meaning, and leadership in complex systems. You’ll also hear how Bach connects science and philosophy to society and culture, and why he thinks humans are part of a larger “superorganism.” Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.