It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced civilization's supercomputer. But new research from UBC Okanagan has mathematically proven this isn't just unlikely—it's impossible.

Their findings, published in the Journal of Holography Applications in Physics, go beyond simply suggesting that we’re not living in a simulated world like The Matrix. They prove something far more profound: the universe is built on a type of understanding that exists beyond the reach of any algorithm.

  • BedbugCutlefish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    261·
    15 days ago

    Yes. No photos would be better than the ai-slop. Like, they aren’t even relevant to the article, they’re just ‘’ pop-sciencey’. If you’re gonna use ai images, you could at least make them relevant to the topic?

    • SteveEnglish
      87·
      15 days ago

      The article would be exactly the same though.

      • BroBot9000@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        14 days ago

        No, it wouldn’t have interrupted my reading to show me literal garbage generated by wasting more resources with Ai.