Analysts at Bank of America have
reportedly suggested there is a 20 to 50% chance our world is a Matrix style virtual
reality and everything we experience is just a simulation. The report, which
was issued to clients, also implies even if our world was an illusion, we would
never know about it. Bank of America Merrill Lynch backed up the claims by
citing comments from leading philosophers, scientists and other thinkers. It is
conceivable that with advancements in artificial intelligence, virtual reality,
and computing power, future civilizations could have decided to run a simulation
of their ancestors. The analysts took inspiration from inventor and SpaceX founder
Elon Musk, who believes there is a high probability the world is part of an
artificial intelligence created by a future civilization.
Its claims also appeal to the work
of a philosophy professor from the University of Oxford. In 2003, Professor
Nick Bostrom concluded there is significant possibility we live in a
simulation. Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson also maintains the likelihood of
the universe being a simulation may be very high. The report, which was looking
at the implications of virtual reality, explained: Many scientists,
philosophers, and business leaders believe that there is a 20-50% probability
that humans are already living in a computer simulated virtual world.
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