This argument aligns with the so-called hard problem of consciousness, which asks why subjective experience exists at all. The author maintains that increasing computational complexity does not ...
Few scientific ideas have leapt from philosophy seminars to dinner-table debates as quickly as the claim that our universe ...
Could we be trapped inside a simulated reality, rather than the physical universe we usually assume? It’s a tantalizing theory, long theorized by philosophers and popularized by the 1999 blockbuster ...
What if the machines we create begin to feel too human? Imagine an AI system that not only answers your questions with uncanny precision but also seems to understand your emotions, anticipate your ...
Are we living in a simulated reality? If so, it has to be economically viable for whoever is running the machines.