Could dreams be the key to AI consciousness and Artificial General Intelligence? What purpose to dreams serve? And is it really worth reading a full Malcolm Gladwell book? In this week's episode we chat to Oliver Sprigg to find out all of this and more. The is the first in a special season of the Scottish AI Podcast where we're talking to the artists and academics who are presenting projects at AI Can't Write Symphonies and Neither Can You.

Oliver Sprigg (MSc, GMBPsS) is a psychological researcher based in Edinburgh specializing in dreams.

 

Host: Gordon Johnstone (LinkedIn)

AI Can't Write Symphonies and Neither Can You - tickets (27-28 June 2025, Glasgow)

Scottish AI Alliance website

SAIA on LinkedIn

SAIA on Bluesky

SAIA on Instagram

Music: Post Coal Prom Queen

Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör Scottish AI Alliance. Innehållet i podden är skapat av Scottish AI Alliance och inte av, eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.