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A scientific study disproves the idea that the universe is a computer simulation, proving reality cannot be reproduced by algorithms.

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In a world dominated by algorithms, it's common to associate them with a negative bias. Mathematician Clara Grima defends ...

The University of Washington’s Allen School is tackling six “grand challenges” in computer science — from AI and education to ...

It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced ...

Fittingly, Matthew Casey’s “dinner party description” of his research in computational social choice can be framed through ...