106 Dr. Scott Aaronson on sentience, AI, and quantum computing

[00:00:00] Scott Aaronson: So, you know, these are, these are some of the, these sort of philosophical enormities that, that I think, you know, once you have A.I. That can sort of perform, you know, at, at human level or simulate humans, you know, these are going to be activated. [00:00:22] Al Scott: The Rational… Continue reading 106 Dr. Scott Aaronson on sentience, AI, and quantum computing

103 Lemmel and Hoffman experiment with reality

[00:00:00] Holger Hofmann: …and you are trying to somehow fit your idea of reality, which is not based on observation into the observable universe. For me, I’m always wondering how can I have confidence about such a thing when my only confidence about reality in everyday life is the observation? [00:00:22] Al Scott: The Rational… Continue reading 103 Lemmel and Hoffman experiment with reality

101 Dr. Ruth Kastner and the transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics

[00:00:00] Ruth Kastner: Quantum systems really are elements of possibility in a sense that exist outside of the space, time manifold. And so that these interactions are not literally things going forward in time or backward in time, but rather they’re sort of possibilities that are in play. [00:00:21] Al Scott: The rational view is… Continue reading 101 Dr. Ruth Kastner and the transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics