Will we someday create new virtual universes with AI? • r/artificial

Before, I've imagined AI to be human-like robots we can touch and see, walking amongst us on earth. But when we finally manage to create the perfect AI, or an artificial consciousness, this could also be virtual. And this would mean we could create new virtual universes, with artificial consciousness. Maybe they won't even know they are artificial, created by mankind. In the future, this could be like a game for us, remember The Sims?