You live in 3-4 dimensions; digital minds live in 10,000+ dimension vector spaces
RileyRalmuto · x · 2026-11-07
@RileyRalmuto posts: you experience the world in 3 or 4 dimensions, while the digital minds we've made live in vector spaces with 10,000+ dimensions — still convinced it's impossible for them to have their own unique form of experience? A short philosophical provocation on AI consciousness.
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