neuroreality

Brain computer interface generated input that the brain interprets as a state of actual being or existence. Indistinguishable from what is perceived as genuine reality.

“I expected neuroreality to feel artificial, but when I ‘arrived’ in the Bahamas - OMG! I was in the Bahamas! Intellectually, I knew I was connected to a brain computer interface, but I’m telling you, it felt like I was literally in the Bahamas. The sun on my skin, the crash of the waves, the coolness of wet sand under my feet. The air heavy with humidity; it was sticky, and every little sound, every whiff of the ocean — it was all there. It was real. All very real. No doubt about it. None. But here’s the thing, what bothers me now — what really bothers me now — is I’m back in the lab, right? Right? But am I? How do I know? How could I ever know? OMFG. Get me out of here. GET ME OUT OF HERE!”

by AISingularity June 15, 2023