Digital Trends

22 years after The Matrix, simulation hypothesis movies are booming again

I couldn’t imagine that there would be a better year than 1999 for simulation-related entertainment. I was wrong. Many TV shows have flirted with the idea over the past few years (episodes of ...
Oxygen

What Is 'The Matrix' Defense — And Does Claiming Real Life Is A Simulation Actually Work?

The main premise of “The Matrix,” the 1999 blockbuster which kicked off the science-fiction series, is that the world is actually a computer-generated simulation. This simulation theory — that the ...
The New York Times

Here’s Why ‘The Matrix’ Is More Relevant Than Ever

One scene reflects the themes — A.I., fake news, transgender lives and Gen X — that make the film a classic. By Alissa Wilkinson Neo, the hero of “The Matrix,” is sure he lives in 1999. He has a green ...
The Conversation

‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars have voiced for centuries

Rizwan Virk owns shares in Google, and in various video game companies. He is also a venture partner in Griffin Gaming Partners, a venture capital fund dedicated to investing in video game-related ...