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Jailbreaking the Simulation with George Hotz | SXSW 2019

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SecurityComputer scienceExploits and vulnerabilitiesReverse engineeringComputation and complexity

George Hotz explores the simulation hypothesis from a hacker's perspective, discussing whether and how we could jailbreak our universe.

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3 people recommend this, 1 disputes it

What people say. Recommended for its entertaining and thought-provoking hacker perspective on the simulation hypothesis.

sheepdestroyeron Hacker News • Recommends

On “Do We Live in a Simulation? Chances Are about 50–50”

Exactly. This is the topic of this entertaining talk by geohot (of iPhone and PlayStation jailbreak fame) : link to this video That's why this subject is not just theoretical/philosophical, but has potentially actionable ramifications with universe level consequences.
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MaggiDon Hacker News • Recommends

On “What are the odds we are living in a computer simulation? (2016)”

Not complete without linking to Georg Hotz (geohot) talk at SXSW: "Jailbreaking the Simulation" He's taking the hacker's perspective and exploring if the simulation would be hackable from inside. link to this video
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chatmastaon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Ask HN: Who are the real pioneers and contrarian visionaries in tech?”

George Hotz was the first to jailbreak the iPhone, and also gave a presentation called "Jailbreaking the Simulation" 0 which is as wild and thought-provoking of an idea as it sounds. It's worth a watch. 0 link to this video
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ramesh31on Hacker News • Disputes

On “I’m taking some time away from Comma”

>I’d suggest some strong psychedelics to crack the ego and take a look at what’s inside. I'd submit that his use of psychedelics is precisely the issue. There was a really odd "/r/Im14AndThisIsDeep" talk he did a few years ago: link to this video It's been a pretty steady decline into run of the mill schizo "demons and angels" talk from him since then.
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Issaclabson Hacker News • Mentions

On “Geohot hops into the briar patch with Corey and Dixon”

Show notes: Geohot hops into the briar patch with Corey and Dixon. Check out Comma AI's work on the Android of cars: link Hotz's SXSW talk: link to this video
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mistermannon Hacker News • Mentions

On “A Bayesian Approach to the Simulation Argument”

It's also contradictory to the answer Feyneman gave in his "Aunt Minnie is in the hospital" story in response to being asked "If you get hold of two magnets, and you push them, you can feel this pushing between them. Turn them around the other way, and they slam together. Now, what is it, the feeling between those two magnets?": link A somewhat similar approach can be taken to the simulation question itself - rather than the default response of pondering the likelihood of it being true or how it might be implemented, I much prefer the ~"Is there any utility in the question itself?" approach taken by George Hotz starting at the 2:30 point in this interview on the Lex Fridman podcast: link…
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