Musk asked a physicist and a CS leader about simulation odds: 0% vs 100%
DimaZeniuk · x · 2026-10-21
Elon Musk recounts a dinner where he asked a leading physicist and a leading computer scientist the probability we're living in a simulation. The physicist said 0%, the computer scientist said 100% simultaneously. Musk settles on 40%.
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