TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Intro
01:34 – Overview
11:55 – David’s Central Thesis
15:55 – Biosim vs. Pure Sim
18:11 – Imperfect vs. Perfect Simulation
26:38 – Are Simulations Illusions?
31:29 – It-From-Bit Hypothesis
36:06 – What Is The Metaverse?
43:58 – Meaning In A Virtual World
51:49 – Q&A
01:06:43 – Outro
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LINKS MENTIONED:
– Center for the Future Mind (Mindfest @ FAU): https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/
– Other Ai and Consciousness (Mindfest) TOE Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlOPw7Hqkc6-MXEMBy0fnZcb
– David Chalmer’s on TOE about “Are LLMs Conscious?”: https://youtu.be/nqWxxPhZEGY
– Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy (Chalmer’s book): https://amzn.to/3S5txJP