Is the Universe a Simulation? Scientists Debate – Space.com. “Every year, there’s a debate of a big question, held at the American Museum of Natural History, an homage to Isaac Asimov. This year’s question is pretty serious, and silly, and old, and new: Are we living in a simulation? Turns out, this isn’t an easy question to answer. And there are reasons to think we might be. In which case, let me be the first to say: Hello to our Captors. The best line? ’If you’re not sure, at the end of the night, whether you’re actually simulated or not, my advice to you is to go out there and live really interesting lives, and do unexpected things, so the simulators don’t get bored and shut you down.’ This is a long debate (the article is interesting on its own) but if you think hard enough about it you might lose some sleep. Or some simulated sleep.” (Alistair for Mitch).
The Last Frontiers of AI: Can Scientists Design Creativity and Self-Awareness? – SingularityHUB. “We are building a lot of new technology. We are pushing towards artificial intelligence through initial development of machine learning. So, just how well are these computers learning? It’s still early days. With that, it’s important to think about what the end game is for these computers. It could be that they’re smarter than human beings? What work will us – the mere mortals – do? Some have been arguing that humans will handle the creative work. What if we’re actually pushing for computers to be as creative and self-aware as the rest of us?” (Mitch for Alistair).
