AI could prove that reality doesn’t exist, physicists say

A group of physicists wants to use artificial intelligence to prove that reality doesn’t exist. They want to do this by running an artificial general intelligence as an observer on a quantum computer. I wish this was a joke. But I’m afraid it’s not.

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[rdsmith]

"Reality is that which, once you stop believing in it, doesn't go away, " - Philip K. Dick

[Cyberautist]

There is a story of Chinese philosophers who wanted to discuss on a conference whether the yellow river exists or not. They couldn’t continue the conference because the yellow river flooded their meeting rooms.

[CaptainSeamus]

"Can you have an existential crisis if reality doesn't exist?" - Probably one of the best questions I've heard in a long, long time.

[charlesbradshaw]

I read somewhere that "Reality is what you hit when you stumble around in the dark"

[fredred]

To be is to do - Socrates
To do is to be - Sartre
Do be do be do - Sinatra

[davidbell]

My friend always told me "Two heads are better than one, , , Unless they/re both stupid, Then it gets worse".

[Chriliman]

I’d rephrase it to “reality doesn’t exist as we perceive it to exist” reality certainly exists, we’re just limited in how we can perceive it.

[JK_Vermont]

AI? Quantum computers? What, no fusion? These authors need to try harder!

[orionspur]

"I'll be, therefore, you."
-- Theme from Friends

[parrotraiser]

There was a faith healer from Deal,
Who said "I know pain isn't real,
But when I sit on a pin
And it punctures my skin,
I dislike what I fancy I feel."

[thirstyCactus]

first off, the phrase, "reality doesn't exist", has no meaning. "reality" is whatever "this" is, however one wishes to think about it. if we are living in a simulation on some kid's phone, it is still "reality." i just wasted some of my reality typing this message. i fight the power by not using capital letters.

[redred]

Im old enough to remember a time when I believed the internet would make the general public far more intelligent.

[alieninmybeverage]

Philosophers trying to do science is somehow less embarrassing than scientists trying to do philosophy.

[trlavalley]

I propose this experiment. The Univerity(s) should stop paying the authors of the paper; when they complain, it should be pointed out to them that their paychecks were not real to begin with, so there should be no harm in not paying them. Just mediate and manifest abundance.

[caseytaylor]

Underrated sardonic quote: "Can you have an existential crisis if reality doesn't exist?"

[curtisscott]

The biggest hurdle of quantum computing is how to "observe without observing." Honestly it's a conundrum that I'd rather not be entangled with.

[msromike]

This explains why when I am doing woodworking, I can never be sure if my part will fit. The shelf is in superposition until I fit it into the closet shelf brackets.

[robertmudry]

The problem I have with Wigner, is that if his friend is in a superposition until she tells him, why is Wigner himself not in a superposition until he tells someone else what his friend told him? It all sounds like nonsense because it almost certainly is.

[vasilyp]

"If your theory implies that reality does not exist, then MAYBE there is something wrong with your theory!"
BRILLIANT 😄😄

[CertifiedClapaholic]

The push towards a nihilistic mindset is by design. It's a method made to make you question why you do anything at all, completely undermining your sense of self and sense of purpose. That is my theory, anyway.