Can the System Predict You?
Press Left or Right at random. The system predicts each choice before you make it. Can you really be random?
If free will exists, our choices should be unpredictable. This test puts that to the test: before each press the system makes a prediction and measures how well it can read you.
You can also use the ← → keys. Make at least 30 choices for your card.
What science says: This is based on computer scientist Scott Aaronson's "oracle" program. A simple model looks at your last 5 choices; because people struggle to choose randomly, it usually scores 60–70%. The result does not prove we live in a simulation; it measures how predictable our behaviour is.
If you enjoyed being caught by the system, Simulation A: Beat the System is for you: the same idea as a game with 24 layers and five experiments.
Simulation A: Beat the System
The System learns your choices and seals its prediction before you tap. 24 layers, five experiments, a new experiment every day. Can you really be random?
iOS and Android versions coming soon.