Tim Lee: How hard it is to simulate the physical world is key to the ASI debate
binarybits · x · 2026-11-14
Tim Lee argues that the tractability of simulating the physical world — physics, biology, and even economic and social systems — is central to whether superintelligence is a thing. Raemon notes that many AI disagreements ultimately reduce to whether a smarter entity becomes dramatically more powerful.
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