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Jailbreaking the Simulation with George Hotz | SXSW 2019

SXSW · 573.1K views · 2019-03-09 · 55:59

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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.

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

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2020–2023

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chatmasta · 2023-04 · Recommendation

George Hotz was the first to jailbreak the iPhone, and also gave a presentation called "Jailbreaking the Simulation" [0] which is as wild and thought-provoking of an idea as it sounds. It's worth a watch. [0] [VIDEO]

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MaggiD · 2021-07 · Recommendation

Not complete without linking to Georg Hotz (geohot) talk at SXSW: "Jailbreaking the Simulation" He's taking the hacker's perspective and exploring if the simulation would be hackable from inside. [VIDEO]

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sheepdestroyer · 2020-10 · Recommendation

Exactly. This is the topic of this entertaining talk by geohot (of iPhone and PlayStation jailbreak fame) : [VIDEO] That's why this subject is not just theoretical/philosophical, but has potentially actionable ramifications with universe level consequences.

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