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Nick Bostrom - The Simulation Argument (Full)
An interview with Nick Bostrom at Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute presenting his simulation argument: at least one of three propositions about posthuman civilizations and ancestor simulations must be true.
Why HN readers recommended it
Offered as a less technical introduction to Bostrom's simulation paper.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Science, Technology & the Future
- Topic
- simulation argument
- Format
- interview
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2019
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From the original HN conversations
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If you're interested in simulation theories, I recommend reading "The Simulation Argument" by Nick Bostrom [0] or watching his interview on Youtube [1]. [0] [LINK] [1] [VIDEO]
darekkay on Hacker News · 2017-03
In Did the Oscars Just Prove That We Are Living in a Computer Simulation?For people actually interested in the topic rather than painfully bad pop-sci reenactments, you should read the simulation paper[1], or, for a less technical introduction, watch the video of Bostrom talking about it[2]. [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO]
Veedrac on Hacker News · 2019-08
In Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? Let’s Not Find Out
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.