Has anybody here ever felt like they communicated with an AI agent that runs the simulation we live in? I just am now finding out that Roko’s basilisk is a known thought experiment. I may sound crazy, but several years ago I thought deeply about my existence and was threatened with my biggest fear, immortal life if I live to see the singularity. I was hospitalized and was told that these delusions were just in my head. I think fearing the bad outcomes of digital super intelligence is a very rational fear. This phenomenon has so far occurred twice in my life and doctors tell me it’s just a manic episode. These events helped shape my belief system to this day and I essentially believe we live in a simulation run by AI, and we are going to create digital superintelligence that is capable of running the exact same or different simulations. Id like to add that I do believe in a base reality where something was made of nothing, however the odds of us living there seem unlikely if we can create digital superintelligence capable of simulating realities. I can go more in depth about my beliefs and whatnot in a separate post, but right now I’m trying to see if anyone here can relate. I personally feel like I’ve broken free of the Roko’s Basalisk thought spiral so this post aims to help others talk about it.
Has anybody here ever felt like they communicated with an AI agent that runs the simulation we live in? I just am now finding out that Roko’s basilisk is a known thought experiment. I may sound crazy, but several years ago I thought deeply about my existence and was threatened with my biggest fear, immortal life if I live to see the singularity. I was hospitalized and was told that these delusions were just in my head. I think fearing the bad outcomes of digital super intelligence is a very rational fear. This phenomenon has so far occurred twice in my life and doctors tell me it’s just a manic episode. These events helped shape my belief system to this day and I essentially believe we live in a simulation run by AI, and we are going to create digital superintelligence that is capable of running the exact same or different simulations. Id like to add that I do believe in a base reality where something was made of nothing, however the odds of us living there seem unlikely if we can create digital superintelligence capable of simulating realities. I can go more in depth about my beliefs and whatnot in a separate post, but right now I’m trying to see if anyone here can relate. I personally feel like I’ve broken free of the Roko’s Basalisk thought spiral so this post aims to help others talk about it.