Earlier this week, he drew swift outrage after a presidential debate in which he said: "If someone says they want to stick chopsticks in women's genitals or some place like that, is that misogyny?"
Other clashes between police and crowds occurred on the Paris ring road. At least two cars were torched near the Parc des Princes.French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau took a hard line against the disorder, writing on social media: "True PSG supporters are enjoying their team's magnificent match.
"Meanwhile, barbarians have taken to the streets of Paris to commit crimes and provoke the police."It's unbearable that it's unthinkable to party without fearing the savagery of a minority of thugs who respect nothing."Meanwhile, outside Paris, police said a car ploughed into PSG fans in Grenoble in south-east France, leaving four people injured.
All those hurt were from the same family, police said. Two were seriously injured.The driver handed himself into the police and was placed under arrest. A source close to the investigation told the AFP news agency it was believed the driver had not acted intentionally.
The trophy parade in central Paris - scheduled for 17:00 local time (16:00 BST) - will run for one hour from the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe.
After the parade, the PSG players and staff will be received at the Élysée Palace and later on Sunday evening the trophy will be presented in front of season ticket holders at the Parc des Princes.Cortical Labs monitors their electrical activity for any signals that could conceivably be anything like the emergence of consciousness.
The firm's chief scientific and operating officer, Dr Brett Kagan is mindful that any emerging uncontrollable intelligence might have priorities that "are not aligned with ours". In which case, he says, half-jokingly, that possible organoid overlords would be easier to defeat because "there is always bleach" to pour over the fragile neurons.Returning to a more solemn tone, he says the small but significant threat of artificial consciousness is something he'd like the big players in the field to focus on more as part of serious attempts to advance our scientific understanding – but says that "unfortunately, we don't see any earnest efforts in this space".
The more immediate problem, though, could be how the illusion of machines being conscious affects us.In just a few years, we may well be living in a world populated by humanoid robots and deepfakes that seem conscious, according to Prof Seth. He worries that we won't be able to resist believing that the AI has feelings and empathy, which could lead to new dangers.