Computable AGI

On today’s show, we are joined by Michael Timothy Bennett, a Ph.D. student at the Australian National University. Michael’s research is centered around Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), specifically the mathematical formalism of AGIs. He joins us to discuss findings from his study, Computable Artificial General Intelligence.

Guest

Michael Timothy Bennett: "Michael Timothy Bennett is a computer science researcher with the Australian National University. His research explores intelligence from first principles, blending philosophical arguments, math proofs and experimental results. He recently presented computable upper bounds on the utility of intelligence, and mechanistic explanations of consciousness and meaning at the 2023 conference on artificial general intelligence, for which he won a best paper award. He has also been quoted and published by prominent news organisations including Newsweek, Quillette and The Conversation. He was previously co founder and COO of Eigen Technologies in London, and has worked in game development across four continents on well known franchises including The Sims, Sniper Elite and Total War. He holds degrees in music, management and computer science. "