IDG Contributor Network: This mind-bending quote from Elon Musk will stop you in your tracks
What is the nature of reality? Why do we exist? Are we living in a simulation?
Those questions came up at a tech conference talk last night when the audience started asking Elon Musk for his opinions on artificial intelligence and many other topics. In his usual rapid-fire thought experiment style, Musk explained why we might all be living in a computer simulation, and he wasn’t joking.
The thought experiment involves the idea that computer technology is advancing rapidly. He explained how, just 40 years ago, we were playing the game Pong with two lines on a screen and a ball. Today, we have photorealistic games.
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