论文标题
在计算机模拟中生活的概率和后果
Probability and consequences of living inside a computer simulation
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论文摘要
结果表明，在合理的假设下，可以获得Drake型方程，因为我们的宇宙是故意模拟的结果。评估方程中某些术语的松散界限表明，概率不太可能像文献中先前报道的那样高，尤其是在模拟是递归的情况下。此外，我们研究了从这种模拟的外部窃听的可能性，并引入了一般攻击，即使模拟的量子特性是真实的，也可以规避模拟内部量子加密的尝试。
It is shown that under reasonable assumptions a Drake-style equation can be obtained for the probability that our universe is the result of a deliberate simulation. Evaluating loose bounds for certain terms in the equation shows that the probability is unlikely to be as high as previously reported in the literature, especially in a scenario where the simulations are recursive. Furthermore, we investigate the possibility of eavesdropping from the outside of such a simulation and introduce a general attack that can circumvent attempts at quantum cryptography inside the simulation, even if the quantum properties of the simulation are genuine.
