Philosopher Nick Bostrom brought simulation theory and AI superintelligence into the public psyche — and now he has a new ...

If you’re interested in VR, you’ve probably thought at least once or twice about the simulation hypothesis—the idea that we might actually already be living in a virtual reality world. Many people are ...

The universe is full of fascinating physics that have been experimentally confirmed but are still far from fully explained. In an unpublished paper, circa 2018, titled The P2P Simulation Hypothesis ...

The reality we understand and interact with daily might, according to some scientists, be nothing more than an elaborate ...

Is this real life? Is this just fantasy? A growing number of scientists are suggesting that the idea that we are all living ...

Philosopher Nick Bostrom, known for his simulation theory, now warns that AI is advancing faster than expected, pushing humanity toward artificial general intelligence. While once fearing AIs risks, ...

A simulated tour at Metaverse Fashion Week in March 2022 hosted by Decentraland, a 3D virtual world platform. (Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images) There’s a new creation story going around. In the ...

Information could become the fifth state of matter alongside gas, plasma, liquid, and solid states. A scientist has proposed ...

There’s a new creation story going around. In the beginning, someone booted up a computer. Everything we see around us reflects states of that computer. We are artificial intelligences living in an ...

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