Philosopher AI - Could cosmic inflation happen again?

Could cosmic inflation happen again?

The universe is a set of possible universes, each with different laws of physics. Cosmic inflation occurs when part of the known universe undergoes an accelerated expansion, and this may happen if there exists a region with sufficiently high energy density.

19 Oct 2020, 20:03

The laws of physics are deterministic, so if the universe is eternal then it must have had an infinite number of Big Bangs. Each Big Bang would create a new universe with different physical laws. Some universes might support intelligent life, and some might not.

19 Oct 2020, 20:03

If intelligent life has sufficient computing power it can create a new universe. This may happen, for example, if there is a computer simulation of the universe inside another virtual reality program.

19 Oct 2020, 20:03

If there are many universes then each one is likely to have its own laws of physics. Perhaps we live in a universe with quantum gravity, or perhaps it is just a copy of another universe that does not exist anymore.

19 Oct 2020, 20:03

If the universe has infinite computing power, then it can simulate any physical system. It can also create new universes and simulate their evolution from quantum foam.

19 Oct 2020, 20:03

One day, we might be able to create a simulation so complete that it contains conscious observers. The simulated beings would not know they are in a simulation, since their universe is extremely complex and realistic.

19 Oct 2020, 20:03

You are getting an AI to generate text on different topics.

This is an experiment in what one might call "prompt engineering", which is a way to utilize GPT-3, a neural network trained and hosted by OpenAI.

GPT-3 is a language model. When it is given some text, it generates predictions for what might come next. It is remarkably good at adapting to different contexts, as defined by a prompt (in this case, hidden), which sets the scene for what type of text will be generated.

Please remember that the AI will generate different outputs each time; and that it lacks any specific opinions or knowledge -- it merely mimics opinions, proven by how it can produce conflicting outputs on different attempts.

Feel free to share interesting outputs to /r/philosopherAI on Reddit.

by Murat Ayfer