We're going to be able to simulate any period of time (for which we have or can simulate data) and transport ourselves there.

This is going to be amazing.

At some point I'm going to data mine all of my old internet AIM and IRC chats, emails, old laptop hard drives, essays, etc. and go nostalgia/core on it. I have old video and audio recordings too. Lots of stuff for reminiscent inference.

Every day I'm finding it harder to believe we're not already in a simulation.

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mbgerring 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Every day I'm finding it harder to believe we're not already in a simulation.

Seek help before it’s too late.

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echelon 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Dude, I'm having a blast. I love life.

Terminally online doomerism is what needs to be reined in.

This tech is legitimately the jet packs we dreamed of as kids. It's better, even.

	▲	bigyabai 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		One can be excited for the future of LLMs while also acknowledging that the progress isn't simulated. It's cool, but not miraculous.

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tux 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Combining AI with VR we can even achieve something like time travel ;-)

	▲	lukan 5 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Simulated time travel. Kind of a difference to me.
	▲	echelon 44 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		That's what I'm talking about! This is going to be so amazing.

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squigz 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This assumes that written data from a particular time period actually reflects what it was like in that time period, and isn't highly biased to select for, say, particular socioeconomic classes.

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wazoox an hour ago | parent [-]

Yep. Until the very recent boom of social networks, everything published is, by definition, the product of the educated and the upper classes. The farther back you're going, the more estranged from ordinary people you are. In the Middle Ages, you'll have nothing but texts about the adventures of saints and kings.

	▲	squigz 44 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		And of course, even with social media, there is still a large bias issue - not just with who is sharing, but also what; most people don't share everything about their lives on social media.