[dancingvoid]

If physical reality is quantized, which many believe to be true, then the state of all all reality can be described symbolically. Therefore, a large enough language model could conceivably model physical reality. At some point, we could construct a LLM powerful enough to manipulate the lowest level quanta of reality given a description of the manipulation in another language. The tricky part is resolving ambiguity, as the only truly unambiguous description is the direct description of the changes at the sub-atomic level.

What is the language of the human mind? Of consciousness itself? If a LLM can learn that, perhaps we will build a technology that takes an intention and is immediately able to manifest the corresponding changes to reality to satisfy the intention or desire? When we get there, perhaps it will be time to look inward and do some of that spiritual inner work we keep putting off?

What’s exciting to me about LLMs is they seem to be one step closer to this vision, with all the peril and all the possibility that comes with it.

[layer8]

> If physical reality is quantized, […] then the state of all all reality can be described symbolically.

First, quantized in the physics sense [0] doesn’t mean discrete states. And discrete doesn’t necessarily mean finite.

But even if you mean “finite”, I believe that you are underestimating how staggeringly large “finite” can be.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantization_(physics)

[dancingvoid]

Thanks for the link!

You’re right, when I say quantized I do mean finite, countable, represents me symbolically. I realize how staggering large finite can be.

We are in the midst of exponential growth in our ability to manipulate reality. The mastery of physical reality feels achievable to me now. I could be wrong, but I could also be right. It’s a fun time to be alive.

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I think video will be a step in the direction of LLMs making sense of physical space