Nick Bostrom is famed for developing simulation theory. Now he's turning his attention to AI -- and risk to humankind.

Abstract: Quasi-adaptive non-interactive zero-knowledge (QA-NIZK) arguments are fundamental cryptographic primitives widely used in privacy-preserving technologies such as anonymous credentials, group ...

New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic ...

Simulation theory became popular from the work of philosopher Nick Bostrom, particularly a paper he published in 2003. The basic argument goes like this: If technology continues to improve, humans ...

The true nature of our universe as been an open debate for millennia, and recently, scientists and philosophers have pondered whether it might be a hyper-realistic simulation perpetuated by some super ...

If such a simulation were possible, the simulated universe could itself give rise to life, which in turn might create its own simulation. This recursive possibility makes it seem highly unlikely that ...

"We already see indications of cracks in the standard model." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Are we living in a simulation? Well ...

The simulation hypothesis is often presented in two registers. The first is philosophical and concerns probability and reference classes: given assumptions about future civilizations and computational ...

The buzzy new publication devoted to “libbing out” reprises the mistakes of the longstanding alliance between neoliberalism and Beltway journalism. Jerusalem Demsas, editor of the newly launched ...