AI, Thinking and Consciousness w/ Paras Chopra | PGX#84

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Master the Most Useful Human Skill: https://bit.ly/3Vdu64A Listen to this podcast and other episodes of The Prakhar Gupta Xperience on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6AyDc7ND9Kb29kJx7HG7G9 In episode 84 of The Prakhar Gupta Xperience, Prakhar Gupta is joined by Paras Chopra, an entrepreneur and thought leader. Together, they explore a range of intriguing topics, from the role of intelligent blogs in shaping ideas to the evolving relationship between technology and survival. Paras and Prakhar discuss the impact of AI, the alignment problem, and how reality is shaped by both accidents and intentional decisions. Paras Chopra is the founder of Wingify, a leading SaaS company known for VWO (Visual Website Optimizer), a top A/B testing and conversion optimization platform. A passionate entrepreneur and thinker, he shares deep insights on startups, decision-making, and psychology. Recording Date: 25th February, 2025 #AIRevolution #Entrepreneurship #BootstrapVsFunding ---------------------------------------------- 👉🏻ART OF CONVERSATION ---------------------------------------------- Art of Conversation is a unique program with concepts, strategies, and guidance to help you have meaningful interactions with the people who matter. Get better at talking to people here: https://www.artofconversation.in/ -------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK OUT THIS PODCAST IN AUDIO -------------------------------------------------------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6AyDc7ND9Kb29kJx7HG7G9 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-prakhar-gupta-xperience/id1458523731 Google Podcast: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa6DgTttATAeeKODZE2V1fNqYBkVcS5oH&si=wu7-Gdlk6deEIYTr -------------------------------------------------- CHECK US OUT EVERYWHERE -------------------------------------------------- 👉🏻SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprakharguptaxperience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prvkhvr Facebook: https://facebook.com/prakharkepravachan Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6AyDc7ND9Kb29kJx7HG7G9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUSINESS ENQUIRIES & COLLABORATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For sponsorship, brand collaborations, and more. Email to [email protected] -------------------------------------------------- OTHER CHANNELS -------------------------------------------------- PGX Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@PGXClips PG Plus: https://www.youtube.com/@PrakharGuptaPlus ---------------------------------------------- TEAM ---------------------------------------------- Produced by– Ansh Bhatnagar, Govind Vashistha Host– Prakhar Gupta This is what we talked about 00:00 - Who is Paras? 06:32 - The Journey of Bootstrapped vs. Funded Startups 15:16 - How False Ideas Distort Reality and Spark Offense? 24:09 - How the Brain Processes Decisions and Constructs Identity? 28:36 - The Hard and Soft Problems of Consciousness 47:22 - Language and Its Global Variations 1:02:27 - The Pros and Cons of AI and LLMs 1:14:58 - The AI Alignment Problem 1:20:09 - How Technology Relates to Survival and Evolution? 1:27:38 - Book Recommendations by Paras and Prakhar 1:36:35 - Paras’s Final Comments for Prakhar