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Originally Posted by pylon
Yes, I meant a virtual existence indistinguishable from the real world.... unless of course you are Neo...lol. But a similar scenario to that of The Matrix, could certainly be a possibility if technology somehow runs away, and renders us obsolete.
To get to that point of indistinguishable AI, where you could simply immerse yourself into a simulated reality, we would have to get past the limitations of engineering at the nanoscale to construct an artificial neural net, which we are not even close to mastering yet. You would probably have to master picotechnology to be able to construct artificial brain cells at the atomic level.
Off topic.... why do I keep seeing pictures of rabbits everywhere?
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Hmm, I won't comment on the possibility of developing fully realistic AI, though I wouldn't rush to the conclusion that it's necessary for realistic VR. Simply having the ability to simulate a realistic environment in which actual people can interact is enough to achieve VR. Either way, I don't think we'll be seeing that fully achieve in the next ten years. I do expect to see amazing advancements in the integration of 3D technologies and AR devices into our daily lives however.
I was pleasantly amazed the other day when I was waiting in line at customs in the Shenzhen airport and found myself watching a 3D television set with a picture I could watch in 3D without any special glasses. One of those moments where I couldn't help but appreciate how I'm now living in a world that was totally science fiction when I was a child. Ten years further down the road should be just as mind blowing.