If there is true randomness a superintelligent machine can’t perfectly predict the future and test the limits of the universe to determine if it is simulated.
The existence of true randomness eliminates some ways of detection of simulation, but not all of them. A simple example is detecting a bug in the simulation, which in theory doesn’t need to depend on randomness at all.
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It does seem to me most possibilities for escape require detection.
It does seem to me that way too, but I think detection alone is very insufficient for escape, such that “If we could, could we escape?” isn’t that meaningful of a question. You probably need to discuss with many additional assumptions to have an answer.
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The existence of true randomness eliminates some ways of detection of simulation, but not all of them. A simple example is detecting a bug in the simulation, which in theory doesn’t need to depend on randomness at all.
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It does seem to me that way too, but I think detection alone is very insufficient for escape, such that “If we could, could we escape?” isn’t that meaningful of a question. You probably need to discuss with many additional assumptions to have an answer.