[fredoliveira]

Did you watch the documentary? Would probably fare better if you did, because it'd give you the context for the film title.

[DrierCycle]

I'm an hour into it, unconvinced.

The illusion that agency 'emerges' from rules like games, is fundamentally absurd.

This is the foundational illusion of mechanics. It's UFOlogy not science.

[fredoliveira]

Well, two things: it's the last sentence of the film; being on hour into something you're calling propaganda is brave.

Anyways. I thought the documentary was inspiring. Deepmind are the only lab that has historically prioritized science over consumer-facing product (that's changing now, however). I think their work with AlphaFold is commendable.

[Zigurd]

Your mind emerges from a network of neurons. Machine models are probably far from enabling that kind of emergence, but if what's going on between our ears isn't computation, it's magic.

[MattRix]

Is there a fundamental difference between it and true agency/thought? I’m not so sure.

[dboreham]

Why is it absurd? Because believing that would break some deep delusion humans have about themselves?