dancingtreefrog , 3 months ago Would you happily live your life in a simulation? This prescient 1970s thought experiment suggested not https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240321-experience-machines-thought-experiment-that-inspired-matrixs-greatest-question > Half a century ago, a philosopher imagined a world where we could fulfil our desires through an 'experience machine' like the Matrix. He argued we'd prefer reality, but was he right? #AI #matrix #virtualreality
Would you happily live your life in a simulation? This prescient 1970s thought experiment suggested not
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240321-experience-machines-thought-experiment-that-inspired-matrixs-greatest-question
> Half a century ago, a philosopher imagined a world where we could fulfil our desires through an 'experience machine' like the Matrix. He argued we'd prefer reality, but was he right?
#AI #matrix #virtualreality