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In a short exchange, Elon Musk discusses the simulation hypothesis and recalls getting opposite answers from two experts. His comments are speculation, not evidence that reality is a simulation.
- 1A speculative premiseMusk imagines that uninteresting simulations might be stopped.
- 2Opposite answersHe recalls a physicist and a computer scientist disagreeing.
- 3No settled probabilityMusk says he does not know.
Conclusiones
- Musk presents the simulation idea as a possibility.
- He recalls sharply different opinions from two experts.
- The anecdote does not establish a probability or prove the hypothesis.
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A question about simulated reality
Isaacson asks Musk how convinced he is by the hypothesis.
Elon Musk speculates that if reality were a simulation, an uninteresting simulation might be stopped. He playfully connects that idea to his preference for ambitious projects; the premise is hypothetical.
Walter Isaacson asks how convinced Musk is that people live in a simulation. Musk recalls asking a physicist and a computer scientist who gave opposite answers.
Musk jokes about averaging their answers and says he does not know. The anecdote illustrates disagreement, not a measured probability or evidence that reality is simulated.
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