The 3rd World Conference on Artificial Consciousness
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The 3rd World Conference on Artificial Consciousness – Recommended List of International Keynote Speakers
International Standardization Committee of Networked DIKWPfor Artificial Intelligence Evaluation(DIKWP-SC)
World Academy for Artificial Consciousness(WAAC)
World Artificial Consciousness CIC(WAC)
World Conference on Artificial Consciousness(WCAC)
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To ensure that the conference keynote reports cover fields such as Artificial Consciousness, AI Philosophy, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Neuroscience, Computational Cognitive Science, Ethics, and AI Policy, the following internationally renowned experts are recommended according to different directions. Each expert's information includes Name, Representative Affiliation/Title, Suggested Talk Title, Reason for Recommendation, Suggested Mode of Attendance, and Contact Information, for the conference team to contact and arrange.
Affiliation/Title: Emeritus Professor of Neural Systems Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
Suggested Talk Title: "The Engineering Road to Machine Consciousness"
Reason for Recommendation: A pioneer in the field of machine consciousness research, known as the "Leader of Machine Consciousness Research." He pioneered the application of neural network engineering to consciousness model construction and holds authority and international influence in the basic theory and experiments of artificial consciousness.
Contact: XXX@imperial.ac.uk
Affiliation/Title: Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Robotics, University of Sussex, UK
Suggested Talk Title: "Building Robots with Self-Models"
Reason for Recommendation: An expert in bio-inspired robotics and machine consciousness, with outstanding contributions to building robots with self-models. As an early organizer of machine consciousness workshops, his research provided important ideas for artificial systems to achieve self-awareness.
Contact: XXX@sussex.ac.uk
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Robotics, University of Palermo, Italy; Former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Artificial Consciousness
Suggested Talk Title: "Multi-Agents and Artificial Consciousness"
Reason for Recommendation: One of the important pioneers of European artificial consciousness research, leading research on autonomous robot consciousness. He founded and edited the International Journal of Machine Consciousness and has achieved remarkable results in combining neuroscience with AI across disciplines.
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, USA; Director of the "Creative Machines" Lab
Suggested Talk Title: "Self-Aware Robots: From Imagination to Reality"
Reason for Recommendation: A world-renowned roboticist known for developing "self-aware" robots. He is dedicated to enabling robots to have self-modeling and self-reflection capabilities. His views on machine creativity and autonomy are highly regarded. His speech will connect artificial consciousness with robotic innovation and will be very attractive.
Contact: XXX@columbia.edu
Affiliation/Title: Principal AI Engineer, Intel Labs; VP of Research, AI Foundation
Suggested Talk Title: "Computational Cognitive Architecture and Artificial Minds"
Reason for Recommendation: A German cognitive scientist dedicated to simulating human intelligence and consciousness through computational frameworks. His frontier ideas on cognitive architecture and artificial minds are inspiring for AGI and machine consciousness research, and he is active in sharing insights at international forums.
AI Philosophy & Cognitive Science
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Philosophy and Neuroscience, New York University, USA
Suggested Talk Title: "The Hard Problem of Artificial Consciousness"
Reason for Recommendation: A world-renowned philosopher of consciousness, famous for proposing the "Hard Problem of Consciousness," and a top authority in consciousness research today. He deeply explores the intersection of AI and consciousness. His views are cutting-edge and highly influential, capable of attracting wide attention from the philosophy and AI fields.
Mode: Suggested Online Report
Affiliation/Title: Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Mainz, Germany
Suggested Talk Title: "Phenomenal Self-Model and Artificial Consciousness"
Reason for Recommendation: A famous German philosopher specializing in philosophy of mind and neurophilosophy, with profound research on the ethics and conscious foundations of AI. His "Phenomenal Self-Model" theory has far-reaching influence, and he actively participates in EU AI ethical policy formulation, holding high academic authority.
Contact: XXX@uni-mainz.de
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK; Founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute
Suggested Talk Title: "The Philosophy and Future of Superintelligence"
Reason for Recommendation: A famous philosopher and futurist known for "Superintelligence" theory and existential risk research. He has significant achievements in AI philosophy and simulation theory and is known as a leading figure in global AI ethics and strategic thought. The report will possess strategic height and attraction.
Mode: Suggested Online Report
Contact: XXX@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Philosophy, Florida Atlantic University, USA; Director of the Center for the Future Mind
Suggested Talk Title: "Future of the Mind: The Boundary between AI and Consciousness"
Reason for Recommendation: A renowned philosopher and cognitive scientist focusing on AI mind, simulation hypothesis, and future intelligence. Author of Artificial You and other books, she proposed AI consciousness testing schemes. Her views are novel and forward-looking, capable of sparking in-depth discussions on artificial minds and ethics at the conference.
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, New York University, USA
Suggested Talk Title: "Representation and Phenomenon: The Experience of AI"
Reason for Recommendation: A senior philosopher who has made important contributions to the field of consciousness research, with far-reaching influence on the distinction between "Phenomenal Consciousness" and "Access Consciousness." He focuses on the combination of neuroscience and AI and is an authoritative voice in AI philosophy of mind. His insights will help the conference explore the experiential nature of AI.
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Cognitive Philosophy, University of Sussex, UK
Suggested Talk Title: "Extended Mind and Intelligent Machines"
Reason for Recommendation: A top scholar in cognitive science and philosophy and the proposer of the "Extended Mind" theory. He studies the interaction between human thinking, the environment, and AI, with significant achievements in predictive processing and embodied AI. His report will deeply explain the implications of the extended mind for artificial consciousness.
Contact: XXX@sussex.ac.uk
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Philosophy, University of Bologna, Italy; Visiting Professor, University of Oxford
Suggested Talk Title: "Philosophy of Information and AI Ethics"
Reason for Recommendation: An internationally renowned philosopher of information and a leader in digital ethics and AI governance, known for his research on "Philosophy of Information" and "Information Ethics." He has extensive experience in AI ethics policy, and his views combine academic depth with practical significance, providing a macro perspective on AI philosophy and ethics for the conference.
Mode: Suggested Offline (if possible)
Contact: XXX@oii.ox.ac.uk
Affiliation/Title: Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK; Co-founder of CSER
Suggested Talk Title: "Existential Risks of AI and Philosophical Reflection"
Reason for Recommendation: A famous philosopher at Cambridge and a pioneer in the field of AI existential risk, co-founder of the "Centre for the Study of Existential Risk" (CSER). He has deep insights into long-term AI safety and the future of humanity. His interdisciplinary perspective will bring important strategic thinking to the conference.
Contact: Contact via Cambridge CSER: XXX@cser.cam.ac.uk
Affiliation/Title: Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, UC San Diego, USA
Suggested Talk Title: "Neurophilosophy: From Brain to Artificial Consciousness"
Reason for Recommendation: One of the founders of Neurophilosophy and a pioneer in integrating brain science into philosophical research. She has made outstanding contributions to the neural mechanisms of consciousness and the brain basis of morality, known as the "Mother of Neurophilosophy." Her report will focus on the implications of brain science for artificial consciousness, combining scientific rigor with philosophical depth.
Affiliation/Title: Professor, University of Montreal, Canada; Founder of Mila - Quebec AI Institute
Suggested Talk Title: "Deep Learning Towards Brain-like Intelligence"
Reason for Recommendation: One of the three founding fathers of deep learning and a 2018 Turing Award winner. As a top global AI expert, he has made outstanding contributions to neural networks and generative models and actively advocates for AI social responsibility. Inviting him to report will significantly enhance the academic influence of the conference.
Mode: Suggested Offline (if possible)
Contact: XXX@mila.quebec (Assistant)
Affiliation/Title: Emeritus Professor, University of Toronto, Canada; One of the "Fathers of Deep Learning"
Suggested Talk Title: "From Perceptron to Deep Networks: The Evolution of AI"
Reason for Recommendation: A pioneer of deep learning and one of the "Three Giants of AI." Co-winner of the 2018 Turing Award, known for breakthrough contributions such as inventing backpropagation, and hailed as the "Godfather of Deep Learning." His vision has significant guiding significance for the direction of General AI development.
Affiliation/Title: Professor, New York University, USA; Chief AI Scientist at Meta
Suggested Talk Title: "Autonomous Agents and the Future of Deep Learning"
Reason for Recommendation: Turing Award winner and inventor of Convolutional Neural Networks, with remarkable achievements in basic research on computer vision and deep learning. As the leader of Meta AI, he has unique insights into self-supervised learning and the path to AGI, sharing a perspective that merges industry and academia.
Contact: XXX@fb.com (or via NYU)
Affiliation/Title: Scientific Director, IDSIA Lab, Switzerland; Professor at KAUST
Suggested Talk Title: "Searching for Self-Improving AI"
Reason for Recommendation: Co-inventor of Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) and LSTM networks, with outstanding contributions to deep learning and AGI theory. Known as the "Modern AI Father," he has pursued self-improving AI for decades. His vision is inspiring for AGI research and the exploration of machine creativity.
Affiliation/Title: Chairman, SingularityNET Foundation, Singapore; Initiator of OpenCog Architecture
Suggested Talk Title: "AGI: Crossing the Singularity"
Reason for Recommendation: One of the founding figures of the global AGI movement, who pioneered the promotion of the "Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)" concept over 20 years ago. He leads the open cognitive architecture OpenCog and applied AGI ideas in the Sophia robot project. His perspective is unique and influential on AGI and Singularity topics.
Contact: XXX@singularitynet.io
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Computer Science, UC Berkeley, USA
Suggested Talk Title: "Controllable Intelligence: Ensuring AGI Safety"
Reason for Recommendation: Co-author of the textbook Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach and a recognized leading scholar in the AI field. In recent years, he has dedicated himself to Human-Compatible AI research and is one of the most influential voices in AI safety and ethics, providing AGI safety and policy perspectives for the conference.
Mode: Suggested Offline (if possible)
Contact: XXX@cs.berkeley.edu
Affiliation/Title: Co-founder and CEO, DeepMind, UK
Suggested Talk Title: "From AlphaGo to General AI: Cross-domain Intelligence Insights"
Reason for Recommendation: The helmsman of DeepMind, combining deep learning with reinforcement learning to solve complex problems (such as AlphaGo). He combines a neuroscience background with an entrepreneurial spirit and is leading the frontier of AGI R&D. As an industry giant and innovation pioneer, his in-person lecture would be highly anticipated.
Mode: Suggested Offline (if possible)
Contact: Contact via DeepMind PR
Affiliation/Title: Former CEO, OpenAI, USA
Suggested Talk Title: "Opportunities and Challenges of AGI"
Reason for Recommendation: Key figure who led OpenAI to launch milestone achievements like ChatGPT, bringing AGI into the public eye. As a young innovation leader in Silicon Valley, his insights on AGI development trends and social impact have widespread influence.
Contact: Contact via OpenAI public channels
Affiliation/Title: Co-founder and Chief Scientist, OpenAI, USA
Suggested Talk Title: "The Technical Path to AGI"
Reason for Recommendation: A top deep learning scientist who participated in the R&D of the GPT series models and has a profound understanding of large-scale pre-training models and the technical path to general intelligence. As a master of Transformer architecture and reinforcement learning, his sharing can delve into the technical frontier and attract researchers.
Affiliation/Title: Research Professor, Stanford University, USA; Former Director of Research at Google
Suggested Talk Title: "The Past and Future of AI Research"
Reason for Recommendation: Co-author of the AI textbook AI: A Modern Approach and a senior industry research leader. Experienced in search, machine learning, and other fields, and known for mentoring juniors, his speech will review the history of AI development and look forward to future directions, which is very inspiring for young researchers.
Contact: XXX@stanford.edu
Affiliation/Title: Adjunct Professor, Stanford University, USA; Pioneer of Online Deep Learning Education
Suggested Talk Title: "AI for All: Talent Cultivation in the AGI Era"
Reason for Recommendation: A renowned machine learning educator and entrepreneur with huge global influence in deep learning technology promotion and AI talent cultivation. Former Chief Scientist at Baidu, promoting industrial AI implementation, he has a deep understanding of the talent and educational challenges posed by AGI. His participation will enhance the conference's industry and education influence.
Contact: Contact via official website form
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University, USA; Co-Director of Stanford HAI
Suggested Talk Title: "From Perception to Cognition: Human-Centered AI"
Reason for Recommendation: A leading figure in the field of computer vision and initiator of ImageNet, known as the "Godmother of AI." She advocates the concept of "Human-Centered AI" development and has appeal in both AI research and policy circles. Her report will integrate technical and humanistic perspectives and be highly inspiring.
Mode: Suggested Offline (if possible)
Contact: XXX@cs.stanford.edu
Affiliation/Title: Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, New York University, USA; AI Critic
Suggested Talk Title: "Limits and Exits of AI from a Cognitive Science Perspective"
Reason for Recommendation: A famous cognitive scientist and AI critic, known for daring to speak out against excessive AI hype. He advocates a hybrid intelligence route combining symbolic reasoning and learning and has unique insights into the shortcomings of current deep learning. His speech will balance optimism with prudence, bringing rational critical thinking to the conference.
Contact: Contact via personal website https://www.google.com/search?q=garymarcus.com
Affiliation/Title: Former CEO, Google, USA; Former Chair, National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI)
Suggested Talk Title: "AI Governance and Safety in a Global Perspective"
Reason for Recommendation: A legendary tech industry leader who spearheaded the formulation of the US national AI strategy. He has profound influence in promoting AI R&D and policy dialogue and advocates international cooperation to address AI challenges. His insights combining politics and business will provide macro-strategic guidance for the conference.
Mode: Suggested Offline (if possible)
Contact: Contact via Schmidt Futures
Affiliation/Title: Former Head of AI & Machine Learning, World Economic Forum; CEO, Good Tech Advisory
Suggested Talk Title: "Responsible AI: From Principles to Practice"
Reason for Recommendation: An internationally recognized AI ethics and governance expert and the world's first Chief AI Ethics Officer (2014). She led the World Economic Forum's AI project (2017-2023) and is experienced in developing AI ethical guidelines and policy frameworks. Her sharing will cover how AI ethical principles translate into industry practice.
Contact: Contact via Good Tech Advisory
Affiliation/Title: Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Suggested Talk Title: "The Construction of Global AI Ethics Norms"
Reason for Recommendation: The main advocate and promoter of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, known as the architect of the first global AI ethics standard. She is dedicated to promoting adherence to AI ethical principles by all countries and possesses unique authority in international policy coordination.
Contact: Contact via UNESCO public channels
Affiliation/Title: President, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Suggested Talk Title: "AI Governance from a Tech Giant Perspective"
Reason for Recommendation: A top global tech executive who actively advocates for responsible regulation and cooperative governance of AI. He has repeatedly offered advice on issues such as privacy, security, and employment. His industrial perspective and balanced views will bring pragmatic policy suggestions to the conference.
Contact: Contact via Microsoft PR
Affiliation/Title: Former CTO, OpenAI, USA
Suggested Talk Title: "Development Path Ensuring Strong AI Safety and Controllability"
Reason for Recommendation: A leading figure of the young AI generation who led the team to launch breakthrough achievements like ChatGPT while attaching high importance to AI safety standards. She advocates establishing industry standards for advanced AI, combining technical depth with a sense of responsibility, and can share AI safety practice experiences.
Contact: Contact via OpenAI public channels
Affiliation/Title: Co-founder and CEO, Inflection AI, UK; Co-founder, DeepMind
Suggested Talk Title: "Surfing the Wave: Future-Oriented AI Governance"
Reason for Recommendation: Co-founder of DeepMind and current CEO of Inflection AI, which is dedicated to building conversational large models. Author of The Coming Wave, exploring tech governance, he is one of the leading figures in AI policy thought. His combination of industrial combat experience and policy advocacy provides profound insights into AI safety governance.
Mode: Suggested Offline (if possible)
Contact: Contact via Inflection AI
Affiliation/Title: Historian, Israel; Author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Suggested Talk Title: "Reflections on Human Fate in the Age of Intelligence"
Reason for Recommendation: A world-renowned public intellectual who explores the impact and challenges of AI on human society from a macro perspective. He points out that "AI is the first technology that can make decisions by itself and create ideas," sparking widespread discussion. His humanities scholar perspective can elevate tech issues to the level of civilizational evolution, inspiring deep thinking among the conference audience.
Contact: Contact via publisher or official website
Affiliation/Title: Director of Strategy, Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), Georgetown University, USA
Suggested Talk Title: "How AI Policy Research Influences Decision Making"
Reason for Recommendation: A young AI policy expert leading AI safety and policy analysis at a US think tank. She participated in drafting US government AI safety reports, providing intellectual support for government AI strategy formulation. Her report will demonstrate how to translate research into policy and how to balance innovation and safety.
Contact: Contact via CSET
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Umeå University, Sweden; High-level AI Advisor to the UN
Suggested Talk Title: "Responsible AI: From Principles to Policy"
Reason for Recommendation: An authority on European AI ethics and policy, responsible for the Swedish WASP-HS project and serving as an advisor on platforms such as the UN and OECD. She leads the Responsible AI Policy Lab and authored Responsible AI, representing an important global voice on AI ethics. She will share valuable experience in integrating ethical principles into AI policy.
Contact: Contact via Umeå University
Affiliation/Title: Professor of Ethics and Technology, Hertie School, Berlin
Suggested Talk Title: "Embedding Human Values in AI Governance"
Reason for Recommendation: A senior AI and cognitive scientist known for her outspoken views. She proposed "Artificial Intelligence should not have human rights" to emphasize the importance of robot management and participated in the formulation of EU AI ethics guidelines. Possessing both technical and ethical backgrounds, her report will discuss how to correctly embed human values into AI systems.
Contact: Contact via University of Hertfordshire
Note: The above experts are all renowned in their respective fields and academically active recently, and most have public contact information or can be contacted through institutions. The suggested report time is 20–30 minutes. We have prioritized experts who are willing to disseminate views and are likely to accept invitations. If further information is needed, the conference team can refer to the sources and contact details provided in the table. Please flexibly coordinate online and offline participation methods based on the specific needs of the conference and the guests' schedules. The addition of each speaker will add luster to the conference and promote in-depth multidisciplinary exchange on artificial consciousness.
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