David Chalmers: Could Our Universe Be a Quantum Simulation?

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

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🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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David Chalmers presents at Mindfest 2024, exploring the implications of digital and quantum simulations of consciousness. He argues that such simulations could theoretically replicate physical processes and even consciousness.SPONSORS:- Patreon: early access to ad-free audio episodes! https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerchRESOURCES:- Get my 'Top 10 TOEs' PDF + Weekly Personal Updates: https://www.curtjaimungal.org- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's going to happen when we run a digital simulation of a quantum world is presumably we'll get some form of pseudo quantum zombies.
0:08.3	We take stand-on quantum mechanics, then you're going to get a view where our quantum brains can still be digitally simulated.
0:16.2	David Chalmers is a philosopher known for his work on consciousness and the mind,
0:20.3	and in this talk he gives a different perspective on the simulation arguments slash hypothesis, actually demarcating between the two, as well as discussing the underpinnings of what we call reality, questioning what does it mean to exist when we're possibly in a simulated universe.
0:34.6	This talk was given at Mindfest, put on by the Center for the Future Mind, which is spearheaded by Professor of Philosophy, Susan Schneider.
0:42.3	It's a conference that's annually held where they merge artificial intelligence and consciousness studies and held at Florida Atlantic University.
0:49.3	The links to all of these will be in the description. There's also a playlist here for MindFest. Again,
0:55.2	that's that conference, merging AI and consciousness. There are previous talks from people like
0:59.1	Scott Aronson, David Chalmers, Stuart Hammeroff, Sarah Walker, Stephen Wolfram, and Ben Gortzel.
1:04.8	My name's Kurtzai Mungle, and today we have a special treat because usually theories of everything
1:08.8	is a podcast. What's ordinarily done on this channel
1:11.4	is I use my background in mathematical physics and I analyze various theories of everything
1:16.2	from that perspective and analytical one, but as well as a philosophical one, discerning, well,
1:21.6	what's consciousness's relationship to fundamental reality, what is reality, are the laws as they
1:26.9	exist even the laws and should they be
1:28.8	mathematical, but instead I was invited down to film these talks and bring them to you, courtesy
1:33.5	of the Center for the Future Mind. Enjoy this talk from Mindfest. It is so good to be back in the
1:39.8	Mindfest simulation. This very room, reusing the props.
1:48.6	We got Sophia, we got, we got Rosie.
1:51.6	We got no windows to the app.
1:52.8	The simulation, then you, everyone,
1:55.9	just like me and I.
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