Evidence receipt / prediction
Published · transcript-backedRobin Hanson: prediction
28 Feb 2018 Conversations with Tyler Robin Hanson on Signaling and Self-Deception (Live at Mason Econ)
“I predict that the Ems themselves will identify with other copies of themselves because that’s very straightforward.”
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- Robin Hanson
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- prediction
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- 28 Feb 2018
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…In an Age of Em world, I take it you’re of the view that to some extent, you identify with the copies of you within the computer. I predict that the Ems themselves will identify with other copies of themselves because that’s very straightforward. They are very similar to each other. They’ve been through that process many times before, and their culture will select for that attitude, so that’s an easy win. But your upload — to what extent would you, will you, identify with your upload?…
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