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#188 - Rizwan Virk - Simulation Theory, Quantum Physics & The Impact Of AI

By Peter McCormack

Aired Jun 26, 2026 · 1h 36m · Last boosted Jun 29, 2026

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Rizwan Virk joins me to discuss simulation theory, AI, consciousness and why reality may work more like a video game than a physical universe. Rizwan explains how his experience in the video game industry, virtual reality, venture capital and MIT led him to take the simulation hypothesis seriously. We discuss VR ping pong, AI-generated worlds, smart NPCs, quantum physics, rendered reality, lazy programming, the observer effect, the metaverse Turing test and whether someone may have already built the simulation we are living in. We also get into Philip K. Dick, déjà vu, sy...

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