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The Experience Machine and Long-term History
35:27 - 40:32 (05:05)
Is it possible to have an experience machine that generates normal human experiences and interactions with other people without generating consciousnesses corresponding to those other people? This podcast explores the potential impact on the creatures living inside the experience machine.
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In this episode, the hosts discuss different versions of the thought experiment known as the "Experience Machine" and how they relate to the ideas of free will, personal identity, and the nature of reality.
35:27 - 37:34 (02:07)
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In this episode, the hosts discuss different versions of the thought experiment known as the "Experience Machine" and how they relate to the ideas of free will, personal identity, and the nature of reality.
ChapterThe Experience Machine and Long-term History
Episode#83 – Nick Bostrom: Simulation and Superintelligence
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The experience machine may have an impact on the long-term history of creatures living inside it, even if the user does not take specific steps.
37:34 - 40:32 (02:57)
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The experience machine may have an impact on the long-term history of creatures living inside it, even if the user does not take specific steps. It is uncertain whether it's possible to have a machine that generates human experiences without also creating corresponding consciousnesses for other people in it.