The Best Argument for Being Crionically Freed Is Just to Find Out What These Things Turned Out Like

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I always like to say that the best argument for being crionically frozen and brought back 500 years from now is just to find out what these things, how these things turned out like. I'm cim counting on the a i systems, the superintelligent a i systems of the future, tould be much better doing science and philosophy than us. They're going to solve all this problems or us. Maybe, maybe a i will solve the hot problem for us. It might. But before we dive into that, you been quoting you for years on thisa two thousand nine survey that asked that you conducted with your colleagues,. 30 226 philosophy professors and graduate students to weigh in on

Shermer speaks with University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science and codirector of the Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness at New York University, Dr. David Chalmers, to discuss: the hard problem of consciousness; virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence; VR inside a VR, indistinguishable from Reality; Are we living in a simulation?; Can you live a good life in VR?; Can AI systems be conscious? and more…

How do we know that there’s an external world? What is the nature of reality? What’s the relation between mind and body? Virtual reality is genuine reality; that’s the central thesis of David Chalmers’ book: Reality+ — a highly original work of “technophilosophy” in which Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. We may even be in a virtual world already.