MIT professor believes it's more likely than not we're all living in a computer simulation

A prominent computer scientist and MIT professor believes there's a very good chance we're all living in a computer simulation. The idea of humans living in a simulated reality controlled by robotic overlords has been much explored by academics, experts and notable figures like tech mogul Elon Musk. But in MIT researcher Rizwan Virk's new book, 'The Simulation Hypothesis,' he probes the idea further, even examining how long it might take before humans could use today's technology to construct their own simulation of reality. MIT researcher Rizwan Virk believes it's more possible than not that we're living in a computer simulation akin to the scenario depicted in the 1990 sci-fi film the Matrix (pictured) There are several aspects of our world that explain why it's likely we are all living in a simulation, Virk said in an interview with Vox. He pointed to'quantum indeterminacy,' or'the idea that a particle is in one of multiple states and you don't know that unless you observe the particle,' Virk said.