Will Transhumanism Change Consciousness? | Anil Seth

*Will emerging technologies change what it means to be conscious?* Anil Seth explores how brain-machine interfaces and sensory augmentation could reshape conscious experience, while arguing that uploading human consciousness into a computer remains highly speculative. 0:00 Will Transhumanism Change Consciousness? 1:01 The Promise and Risks of Brain-Machine Interfaces 2:05 Can Technology Create New Experiences? 3:39 Could Humans Become a New Species? 4:10 Can You Upload Your Consciousness? *Anil Seth* is a neuroscientist and Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where he directs the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science. His research focuses on the science of consciousness, and he is the bestselling author of Being You: A New Science of Consciousness. *More from Anil Seth on Closer To Truth:* * AI & Transhumanism: Consciousness & Virtual Immortality: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pLBykRIT50N-7muyq8MCPgP * Seth’s “Beast Machine” Theory: https://loc.closertotruth.com/theory/seth-s-beast-machine-theory * Predictive Theories (Top-Down): https://loc.closertotruth.com/theory/predictive-theories-top-down * Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/anil-seth/ *Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV *Join the Community:* * Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ * Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com * Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ * Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closertotruth/ *Follow Us:* * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloserToTruthTV/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/closertotruth/ * X: https://x.com/CloserToTruth Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. A