Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Are angels really AIs sent to monitor us on behalf of the programmers responsible for our creation? MIT computer scientist Rizwan Virk tackles these ...

The concept that we are all computer-generated characters occupying a world as real as the ones gamers explore on their PlayStation consoles isn't exactly a new one. As far back as 1999, Morpheus was ...

If you feel like you're living in a convincing virtual reality akin to The Matrix, a scientist thinks you may well be right. Melvin Vopson, an associate professor in physics at the University of ...

Is this real life? Is this just fantasy? A growing number of scientists are suggesting that the idea that we are all living in a simulation may not be completely far-fetched. Simulation theory is the ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More A Glitch in the Matrix is a new film by Rodney Ascher about simulation ...

Originally published on March 23, 2022. Philosopher David Chalmers is often asked whether the so-called real world we live in is actually a computer simulation created and run by a hidden, god-like ...

A Glitch In the Matrix likely won’t convince you that you’re living in a simulation. But this strange new documentary—which premiered at Sundance Film Festival last weekend and is now available in ...

In the 1990s, there was a strange trend where two movies about the same topic came out in the same year. For example, Volcano and Dante’s Peak, both movies about killer volcanos, hit theaters in 1997.