So… can it be said that the advent of an AGI will also provide a satisfactory answer to the question whether we currently are in a simulation? That is what you (and avturchin) seem to imply. Also, this stance presupposes that:
- an AGI can ascertain such observations to be highly probable/certain; - it is theoretically possible to find out the true nature of ones world (and that a super-intelligent AI would be able to do this); - it will inevitably embark on a quest to ascertain the nature and fundamental facts about its reality; - we can expect a “question absolutely everything” attitude from an AGI (something that is not necessarily desirable, especially in matters where facts may be hard to come by/a matter of choice or preference).
Or am I actually missing something here? I am assuming that is very probable ;)
So… can it be said that the advent of an AGI will also provide a satisfactory answer to the question whether we currently are in a simulation? That is what you (and avturchin) seem to imply. Also, this stance presupposes that:
- an AGI can ascertain such observations to be highly probable/certain;
- it is theoretically possible to find out the true nature of ones world (and that a super-intelligent AI would be able to do this);
- it will inevitably embark on a quest to ascertain the nature and fundamental facts about its reality;
- we can expect a “question absolutely everything” attitude from an AGI (something that is not necessarily desirable, especially in matters where facts may be hard to come by/a matter of choice or preference).
Or am I actually missing something here? I am assuming that is very probable ;)