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, ...

NEW YORK — If you, me and every person and thing in the cosmos were actually characters in some giant computer game, we would not necessarily know it. The idea that the universe is a simulation sounds ...

If you, me and every person and thing in the cosmos were actually characters in some giant computer game, we would not necessarily know it. The idea that the universe is a simulation sounds more like ...

Avery Hurt is a freelance science journalist who frequently writes for Discover Magazine, covering scientific studies on topics like neuroscience, insects, and microbes. View Full Profile. If you’ve ...

Science doesn’t have all the answers. There are plenty of things it may never prove, like whether there’s a God. Or whether we’re living in a computer simulation, something proposed by Swedish ...

THERE'S a 50% chance we're living in a computer simulation, according to new analysis. A scientist from Columbia University in the US claims it's not too far-fetched to suggest our reality is a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The popular film trilogy, The Matrix, presented a cyberuniverse where humans live in a simulated ...

Since the 1990s, researchers in the social and natural sciences have used computer simulations to try to answer questions about our world: What causes war? Which political systems are the most stable?

But someone asked him a question about my talk, specifically regarding the simulation hypothesis—the suggestion that we live in a computer generated reality. He claimed that simulation arguments, like ...

Just Elon Musk's name is enough to evoke an emotional response in many people, ranging from hope and glee in some to anger and disgust in others. But how about existential dread? It's true that one of ...