The Future of AI and Virtual Worlds

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AI is actually creating the virtual worlds. And maybe most of our virtual worlds will be generated by the machines. The beings who in the beings in those worlds will initially be NPCs, which are basically simple algorithms and probably not conscious. As language model technology gets good enough that we actually have AI systems which are intelligent at a human level and conscious and so on, then it's very, very likely that you're going to be interacting with conscious, intelligent NPCs.

The two hottest topics in tech right now are the rise of generative AI and, with Apple’s recent push into spatial computing, the mainstreaming of augmented reality. Will silicon-based machines develop sentience? Will human experience extend into virtual worlds? These distinct technologies may eventually blend to spawn a surprising future, as our “real” world becomes digitally enhanced and our machines behave increasingly like humans.

Today, a provocative discussion with some big (human) thinkers: Steven Johnson, visiting scholar at Google Labs and author of ”Extra Life,” “Where Good Ideas Come from,” and “How We Got to Now”; philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers, author of ”The Conscious Mind” and “Reality+”; and Betaworks founder and AI investor John Borthwick.

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