Are we living in a simulation? This MIT scientist says it’s more likely than not

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/we-spoke-to-an-mit-computer-scientists-about-the-simulation-hypothesis

Riz Virk is the quintessential explorer going deep into, The Nature Of Reality. (TNOR)
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/18/how-to-build-the-matrix

https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/more-info , https://medium.com/@rizstanford ,
https://www.amazon.com/Rizwan-Virk/e/B00J1MY54K/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1

This is quite a fascinating concept to explore The Nature Of Reality as a cosmic simulation.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/22/what-if-were-living-in-a-computer-simulation-the-matrix-elon-musk

An A.I. simulation would reveal many peculiar things about TNOR.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/simulated-world-elon-musk-the-matrix

https://www.businessinsider.com/bank-of-america-wonders-about-the-matrix-2016-9

Of course The Terminator story is partially about runaway AI and time travel.
https://terminator.fandom.com/wiki/Time_travel
One of the implications about time travel is that space-time is part of an interactive recording and projection of cosmic data.
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/dp5pxv/we-asked-a-physicist-how-time-travel-in-the-iterminatori-movies-works-721

https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/40560/how-does-time-travel-really-work-in-the-terminator-universe

https://copycateffect.blogspot.com/2008/01/artificial-intelligence-suicides.html


https://variety.com/2019/gaming/features/the-top-5-virtual-simulated-characters-and-how-they-foretold-the-future-1203176886/

Artificial Intelligence is more artificial than intelligent

http://global.brinkglobal.org/2016/12/09/artificial-intelligence-is-more-artificial-than-intelligent

Obviously A.I. has a lot of potential as well as some points of caution for humanity.
https://the-intersection-point-of-reality.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I.

Religion and the Simulation Hypothesis: Is God an AI?

https://hackernoon.com/religion-and-the-simulation-hypothesis-is-god-an-ai-part-i-e2ac0016ca1e

If one really wants to ponder and explore The Nature Of Reality, then one has to be curious enough to examine various theories and scenarios. 

https://hackernoon.com/@rizstanford

Riz Virk is certainly at the top of his game.