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Maybe a little off-topic, but something I'm terrified of is being simulated against my will. I fear AI primarily for this because I see it as an enabling techn
by kypro 3y ago
Maybe a little off-topic, but something I'm terrified of is being simulated against my will.
I fear AI primarily for this because I see it as an enabling technology for brain simulation, but I also see cryogenic preservation similarly in that it removes the time constraints from the rate of progress - at least from the individual's perspective.
Who knows, some weirdo hyper-libertarian future civilisation could decide to take these "dead" people and simulate them to act as NPCs in their new horror game. The fact there is a non zero chance of being revived into some hellish existence like this makes me terrified of cryogenic preservation.
When I die I want to be sure I'm dead. I want matter in my body to be brought to the highest state of entropy reasonably possible. I understand not wanting to die, but personally when I die I'd prefer to die knowing it will be over.
- 4ggr0 3y agoIf you like to game from time to time I can recommend SOMA. A game made by the studio which makes the Amnesia games, you might know them. SOMA kinda explores the topic of peoples conciousness being reused in the future, but I don't want to spoil too much :)
- kypro 3y agoNot really a gamer (certainly not for horror games) but I might take a look at this. Thanks for the recommendation.
- bauruine 3y agoI live near it and there is also a data center just next to the cryo facility [0] that was built around the same time. I sometimes jokingly say they are related and are training an AI with the frozen people. [0] https://www.google.com/maps/dir/European+Biostasis+Foundation,+Industriestrasse,+Rafz/STACK+Infrastructure+Switzerland+(ZUR01),+Industriestrasse+16,+8197+Rafz/@47.60238,8.5442092,16z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x479079195bdaf161:0xd49a0dbae93b6391!1m2!1m1!1s0x4790778b16c871a3:0x998fb8d5455c6236!3e2 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/European+Biostasis+Foundatio...
- Svenstaro 3y agoYou might like Permutation City by Greg Egan.