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 ...

His theory echoes the 1999 film's concept of a simulated universe. Are we living in a simulated reality like in the movie 'The Matrix'? Dr. Melvin Vopson, a UK-based physicist, suggests that gravity ...

The idea that reality might be a computer simulation has moved from philosophical thought to scientific discussion. Advances ...

The idea that reality—the universe, our world, and everything we perceive—is a simulation has fascinated philosophers and scientists for millennia, but new findings suggest that the theory, despite ...

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 ...

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 ...

IF YOU believe The Matrix franchise, what we think is our everyday life is in fact a simulation generated by an all-powerful computer. However this idea may not simply be science fiction and 'cosmic ...

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 ...

Rizwan Virk owns shares in Google, and in various video game companies. He is also a venture partner in Griffin Gaming Partners, a venture capital fund dedicated to investing in video game-related ...