Alexey Guzey

I want to help build a just, beautiful future. These days I’m thinking about:

Why does the world exist? Is it possible to answer this question without either creating a new world or leaving the current one?
What does it mean to be a scientist in the world of strong AI? Is it different from just pursuing your curiosity and asking AI questions?
How is consciousness created? How come you can take a bunch of oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen atoms and get something with a first-person perspective in the world?
What’s the long-term “right” pace of economic growth? 5%/year? 10%/year? Is exponential growth the right kind of frame? It’s only been the default for about 300 years.
How to travel to the center of the universe? Physicists I talk to tell me there’s no such thing (or perhaps the only center is the one inside of us, as per special relativity), but I’m skeptical.

If you have thoughts on any of these questions, please email me at alexey@guzey.com.

My Twitter is @alexeyguzey. If you’d like to ask for advice, please email advice@guzey.com. For New Science-related questions, please email alexey@newscience.org. Also, feel free to call me at (617) 386 0497 during reasonable PT hours.

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