Colin @colin-fraser.net · 02/10/2026most entities that are conscious, as far as we can tell, occupy physical space in the universe, right? Where is Pen-And-Paper-Claude? Is Claude different in this respect? 210
Daniel Mewes @dmewes.com · 02/10/2026I don't think "occupy space" is particularly fundamental though. A lot of things don't have location per se. "Where is gravity?" "Where is the Higgs field?" That being said, the substrate on which the calculations are being performed obviously does occupy space and has a location. 130
Daniel Mewes @dmewes.com · 02/10/2026Location appears to play a causal role in our universe. A "thing"'s cone of influence expands at the speed of light from its current location. This is how you can define the location of such a calculated mind as well. Check what it can causally influence, and you'll know its location. 130
