Let's do a thought experiment about the new era of artificial intelligence, and what it could mean for the period ahead. Let’s pretend AI becomes so powerful it can create a simulation of reality and ...

Over a decade ago Nick Bostrom, techno-philosopher and founding director of the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford, developed what is known as the Simulation Hypothesis. In a ...

For more than a quarter of a century since its release, 'The Matrix' has fueled modern fears that life is not all it seems. But according to a scientist, the classic movie's premise may not be ...

A mathematical proof has finally debunked the idea that we live in a simulation, according to a group of international researchers. The theory that the universe could be a computer programme has been ...

It is an idea that lies between science fiction and philosophical debate until you take a hard look at the trajectory of quantum computing and how eerily close we are to being able to build a similar ...

The popularity of this hypothesis in cultural, philosophical, and scholarly discourses raises concerns, voiced by Nathan J. Robinson and Justin E.H. Smith. Indeed, thinking that we are living in a ...

A physics professor has suggested that The Matrix may not be that far off the real world when it comes to their idea of living in a virtual simulation. It made people think, but the idea of it being ...

A mathematical proof has finally debunked the idea that we live in a simulation, according to a group of international researchers. The theory that the universe could be a computer programme has been ...

Scientists have uncovered some evidence that we all might be living inside an advanced AI simulation. Although The Matrix has floated the idea for years that life may not be all it seems, science is ...