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Jailbreaking the Simulation with George Hotz | SXSW 2019

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What it is

George Hotz gives a SXSW 2019 talk on the idea that we live in a simulation and asks what actions would be available from inside it. He takes a hacker's view of whether it could be escaped.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared in simulation-argument threads as an entertaining, hacker-minded take, though some commenters criticize Hotz himself.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is the topic of this entertaining talk by geohot”

    Entertaining talk by geohot on escaping the simulation

    sheepdestroyer, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “Do We Live in a Simulation? Chances Are about 50–50”

  2. “He's taking the hacker's perspective and exploring if the simulation would be hackable from inside.”

    Hacker's perspective on whether a simulation could be hacked from inside

    MaggiD, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “What are the odds we are living in a computer simulation? (2016)”

  3. “It's worth a watch.”

    Wild, thought-provoking talk on jailbreaking the simulation

    chatmasta, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Who are the real pioneers and contrarian visionaries in tech?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: george hotz, simulation argument, philosophy, hacking, sxsw

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