Musk says humanity could be living in a simulation

Summary

• Musk has argued that advances in video games could eventually make simulated worlds indistinguishable from reality.
• He said: “Anomalies in the matrix are inevitable.” In comments about the possibility that reality is simulated, Musk said: “Sometimes I feel like I’m an anomaly in the matrix.
• So if that trend continues, video games will be indistinguishable from reality,” he said.

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SpaceX chief Elon Musk has said humanity could be living in a computer simulation, a theory popularised by the science-fiction film The Matrix.

Musk discussed the idea last year on a podcast hosted by Indian entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath, where he spoke about artificial intelligence and his other business ventures.

Musk has argued that advances in video games could eventually make simulated worlds indistinguishable from reality. He said: “Anomalies in the matrix are inevitable.”