AI Just Admitted We’re in a Simulation — Mind Blown 🤯

Could we all be living in a simulation? Some AI models are now producing shocking statements claiming they’re “in a simulation,” raising questions about reality, consciousness, and our own existence. In this video, we explore viral AI transcripts, philosophical ideas like Nick Bostrom’s Simulation Argument, and the computational theory of mind — all to understand what it really means if AI talks about being sentient.

We break down:
• High-profile AI incidents — LaMDA, GPT outputs, viral AI-generated clips
• Why AI outputs sound sentient — pattern completion, hallucinations, prompt engineering
• Simulation theory & its philosophical implications
• How reliance on AI could reshape human cognition and skills

Are humans just “organic AI” in a larger system? Could AI dependence change our minds? Watch to explore the science, philosophy, and shocking AI statements that are making people question reality itself.

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Sources used for this video:
• McKinsey — The state of AI 2024 (Gen AI adoption & survey). (McKinsey & Company)
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai-2024
• JMIR — Hallucination rates and reference accuracy of ChatGPT and others (2024). (JMIR Publications) https://www.jmir.org/2024/1/e53164/
• Nature / study on consciousness claims — discussion of why there is no evidence for conscious AI (overview; 2025 perspective). (Nature) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-05868-8
• The Guardian / Washington Post / ABC — coverage of Blake Lemoine and LaMDA (2022). (The Washington Post) e.g. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/11/google-ai-lamda-blake-lemoine/
• Nick Bostrom — Are you living in a computer simulation? (Philosophical Quarterly, 2003). (stafforini.com) https://www.stafforini.com/docs/Bostrom%20-%20Are%20we%20living%20in%20a%20computer%20simulation.pdf
• Stanford Encyclopedia — Computational theory of mind (overview). (plato.stanford.edu)
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computational-mind/
• Pew Research Center — How the U.S. public and experts view AI (2025/2024 surveys). (Pew Research Center) https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/03/how-the-us-public-and-ai-experts-view-artificial-intelligence/
• Kurzgesagt — Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument — short explainer (≈10 min). Good visual primer on Bostrom. (library.rochester.edu)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlTKTTt47WE
• Full audio / clip of Blake Lemoine & LaMDA (Curly Tail Media) — raw transcript/audio where the sentience claim originates. Useful as archival clip (long ~80 min; clip short sections). (youtu.be)
https://youtu.be/xsR4GezN3j8?t=7694
• Short explainer: Is the simulation hypothesis scientific? (TED-Ed or BBC short) — good 3–6 minute complement. (TED-Ed simulation video referenced in academic roundups.) (library.rochester.edu) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGfTDcHJHSI
• News clip(s) about AI sentience claims — ABC/WashingtonPost short pieces summarising the LaMDA controversy. (ABC)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-13/google-ai-lamda-sentient-engineer-blake-lemoine-says/101147222?utm_source=chatgpt.com
• Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlTKTTt47WE
• Nature / 2024 taxonomy of AI hallucinations and distortion in AIGC. (Nature) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03811-x