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Maddie’s Simulated Worlds
- Pantheon
- Deep Time
01Scenario
In deep time, Maddie runs vast numbers of simulated worlds and conscious lives to reconstruct Caspian and find the sequence of events she wants.
02AI safety Analogy
At sufficient scale, experimentation can create enormous populations of morally relevant subjects. Oversight of one operator no longer captures the welfare cost hidden inside the search process.
03Where the analogy breaks
The finale deliberately blurs simulation, reality, and consent; counting and comparing the simulated lives is philosophically uncertain.
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