The Absence of Reality (Official E. Hughes website)
Is humanity coding its own extinction? In the 1994 book, “The Physics of Reality,” Frank Tipler wrote that an AI “god” (or superintelligent being) will create a simulation in which the consciousness of every human being who has ever lived will be resurrected within a simulation and live for eternity. Tipler called it the “Omega
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Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Finalist (2025) and Eric Hoffer Book Award (2025) Read the full Introduction to Reality Unbound: The Digital Mind on Google Books. Explore additional details on Google Play Paperback ISBN: 978-1-961823-28-0 eBook ISBN: 9781961823273 Title: Reality Unbound: The Digital Mind (and the nature of reality) Author: E. Hughes Genre: Non-fiction, philosophy, science Availability: Paperback, eBook Google Books
I thought I would share a short video that I narrated about my new chapbook, The Absence of Reality. The book provides aphorisms and short observations about the nature of reality and perception. The quotes are sometimes long, sometimes as short as free verse poetry. The book provides commentary and criticisms about our increasingly digital
The world seems to be in a daze. It is a mesmerizing spectacle to behold. – E. Hughes
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Reality Unbound: The Digital Mind (and the Nature of Reality) explored not only reality but whether AI embodies what I call, “Digital (or Virtual) consciousness.” The suggestion is not that AI is alive in a biological sense, but whether the sum of its computational activity is a form of mental aliveness? I watched a CNN
For anyone interested in reading notes on the August 9th event on Demystifying AI: Is it the Future of Humanity or our demise? Please visit https://realityunbound.org/ for details and notes on what we covered. See you on August 30th!
The YA graphic novel Kissing Henry has a release date, December 1, 2025. About the Book Penny and Henry have been next door neighbors and best friends since kindergarten, until one day, shortly after starting high school, Henry suddenly gave Penny the cold shoulder, ending their friendship… and Penny has no idea why. Even worse,