Researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan have published a mathematical argument that, they say, rules out the possibility that this universe is a computer simulation. The claim, made ...

Artificial intelligence is taking a leap forward with new tools that take us well beyond writing essays and summarizing documents. While large language models (LLMs) are adept at text and visual ...

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer—has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it rest ...

Imagine you're building an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a cutting-edge electric vehicle or a self-driving car. Not long ago, this would’ve meant years of physical ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of "Ask ...

Adrian Macneil has a solid understanding of this space. As an executive at the self-driving startup Cruise, he built the company’s data infrastructure, and in 2021 founded Foxglove, a company that ...