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100 1 $aVirk, Rizwan.
245 14$aThe simulation hypothesis :$ban MIT computer scientist shows why AI, quantum physics and Eastern mystics agree we are in a video game /$cRizwan Virk.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $a[Mountain View, Calif.] :$bBayview Books,$cc2019.
300 $a313 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $apart I. How to build the Matrix : the computer science: Stages 0 to 3 : from Pong to MMORPGs ; Stages 4 to 8 : from virtual reality to mind interfaces ; Stages 9 to 10 : AI & downloadable consciousness ; Stage 11 : simulation point, ancestor simulations & beyond -- part II. How simulation explains our world : the physics: Conditional rendering & the collapse of the probability wave ; Parallel universes, future selves, and video games ; Pixels, quanta, and the structure of space-time -- part III. How simulation explains the unexplainable : the mystics: Spirits in an illusory, video game-like dream world ; Multiple lives & karma as quests in video games ; Some unexplained areas : God, angels, NDEs, and UFOs -- part IV. Putting it all together: Skeptics and believers : evidence of computation ; The great simulation and its implications.
520 $aThe Simulation Hypothesis is the idea that our physical reality, far from being a solid physical universe, is part of an increasingly sophisticated video game-like simulation, consisting of pixels with its own internal clock. The mysteries of quantum science, the path of artificially intelligent consciousness, the evolution of VR and quantum computers, along with consciousness and karma, are brought together into a cohesive, information-based computer science framework.
650 0$aArtificial intelligence$vMiscellanea.
650 0$aQuantum theory$vMiscellanea.
650 0$aVirtual reality$vMiscellanea.
650 0$aComputer science$vMiscellanea.
650 0$aComputers and civilization.
650 0$aReality.
650 0$aConsciousness.