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If the Predictor is just a light which monitors your mental state, then yes, this already exists, and with similar implications: https://www.wired.com/2008/04/m
by alex_young 6y ago
If the Predictor is just a light which monitors your mental state, then yes, this already exists, and with similar implications: https://www.wired.com/2008/04/mind-decision/ https://www.wired.com/2008/04/mind-decision/
- nextaccountic 6y agoYour link is really cool! But no, the machine in the story doesn't monitor the mental state of the person: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25120916 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25120916
- cortesoft 6y agoI feel like this doesn't have quite the same implications... the fact that our brain is thinking thoughts before we become conscious of them is coherent, and doesn't conflict with free will.... and in fact, it kinda makes sense... if thoughts are a physical process, it makes sense that the physical process would have to start before it becomes conscious to you.