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It kind of irks me that they basically assume a cubic lattice. Nature does not form cubic lattices, when nature forms a lattice (for example, in a foam) it tends to form roughly dodecahedral cells (with coordination number 12). Given this property, a space-time lattice would be very nearly isotropic.
If we're living in a simulation, the question of whether AIs can have consciousness is solved.
It kind of irks me that they basically assume a cubic lattice. Nature does not form cubic lattices, when nature forms a lattice (for example, in a foam) it tends to form roughly dodecahedral cells (with coordination number 12). Given this property, a space-time lattice would be very nearly isotropic.
It kind of irks me that they basically assume 3+1- space-time.
If we're living in a simulation, the question of whether AIs can have consciousness is solved.
I suppose you can point at all the artificial simulants and their sentience, but as pointed out in a sibling comment, so what.
If we're living in a simulation, the question of whether AIs can have consciousness is solved.
If someone does find out, you can simply fix the problem and revert to a point in time just before the data leading to the discovery was captured.
Speaking academically, you might be playing with fire if you probe the outer limits of the universe and we are in a simulation run by some entity concerned with keeping that a secret.
What sort of moral issues result from creating a simulation universe that gives rise to sentient beings? I feel creeped out and reminded of Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal for some reason.
It kind of irks me that they basically assume a cubic lattice. Nature does not form cubic lattices, when nature forms a lattice (for example, in a foam) it tends to form roughly dodecahedral cells (with coordination number 12). Given this property, a space-time lattice would be very nearly isotropic.
While you're largely right, salt disagrees.
What sort of moral issues result from creating a simulation universe that gives rise to sentient beings? I feel creeped out and reminded of Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal for some reason.
If we're living in a simulation, the question of whether AIs can have consciousness is solved.