Are robots zombies? This might seem like a strange question at first, but it leads to one of the most important questions in science today: what is consciousness and can robot’s become conscious? These questions fascinate many people. And when Blake Lemoine suggested that Google’s latest AI Lambda had become sentient, it triggered a worldwide media frenzy. In this HRI podcast episode, I talk with Professor Jack Copeland about machine consciousness.

The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript. 

• Is LaMDA Sentient? — an Interview
• Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction by Jack Copeland