What is consciousness, and could AI have it?

19:45
May 23 2026
Lecture

Free and open

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow – Main Stage (Hall F)

Św. Wawrzyńca 15, 31-060 Kraków

Consciousness makes life worth living—it is both the most obvious aspect of our experience and one of the greatest mysteries of science and philosophy. Professor Seth will present an approach that, rather than solving this puzzle directly, attempts to “dissolve” it, building bridges between biology and experience. He will also consider how widely consciousness can exist beyond humans.

Anil Seth

Anil Seth is a neuroscientist and author. He is Director of the Centre for Consciousness Science and Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. He is al…

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