‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars have voiced for centuries

The technology that has helped propel the simulation theory may be new, but the questions it explores are ancient.
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Sorry, Matrix Fans, Reality Is Real: New Study Says The Universe Can't Be A Simulation

A new study has suggested that the idea of our universe being a simulation does not hold up at all, and it’s not because of a ...
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The Matrix Still Has Us Convinced We're Living in a Simulation

Perri Nemiroff is the 2025 Press Award winner at the ICG Publicists Awards. She's the senior producer at Collider where she hosts and produces the interview series, Collider Ladies Night, a show ...
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Philosopher Hadn’t Seen “The Matrix” Before Publishing Simulation Hypothesis

In 2003, Nick Bostrom blew minds with “Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?,” a hugely influential philosophy paper positing that — you guessed it — our reality could actually be a computer ...
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Simulation theory: are we all living in The Matrix?

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 ...
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A fifth ‘Matrix’ movie is in the works and, no, this is not a simulation

Red pill or blue pill, anyone? The beloved “Matrix” movie franchise is expanding with an upcoming fifth installment, with the film’s original co-writer and co-director Lana Wachowski leading the ...