If you perceive other people [telling you you should believe in solipsism] it doesn’t mean they really exist as something more than just your perception of them.
Of course, if someone is trying to convert other people to solipsism, he doesn’t know what solipsism is.
Solipsism? Isn’t there some contradiction inherent in believing in solipsism because someone else tells you that you should?
Well, I wouldn’t rule out any of:
1) I and the AI are the only real optimization processes in the universe.
2) I-and-the-AI is the only real optimization process in the universe (but the AI half of this duo consistently makes better predictions than “I” do).
3) The concept of personal identity is unsalvageably confused.
If you perceive other people [telling you you should believe in solipsism] it doesn’t mean they really exist as something more than just your perception of them.
Of course, if someone is trying to convert other people to solipsism, he doesn’t know what solipsism is.