Our Matrix-like Computational Universe: Programmable Realities & Cybernetic Apotheosis

Alex Vikoulov
3 min readDec 20, 2022

“The universality of computation is the most profound thing in the Universe.” — David Deutsch

As you may know, I’m a Russian-American futurist, evolutionary cyberneticist and philosopher of mind. Here, I present my published works in a talk titled CYBERNETIC THEORY: THE CODE OF REALITY & OUR FUTURE AS CYBERGODS at the Rotary Club, The Grand Autograph Hotel, Novosibirsk, Russia, on July 19, 2022.

​Do we live in a matrix? Is our universe a metaverse in the next universe up? What is the code of reality? Is this a simulated multiverse? Can we cheat death and live indefinitely long? The main 45-minute slide presentation is followed by a 15-minute Q&A session. This presentation is in Russian with slides and subtitles in English (for subtitles turn on caption in settings):

Topics include evolutionary cybernetics, Digital Physics, consciousness, philosophy of mind, cybernetic theory, Omega Point cosmology, physics of time, simulation…

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Alex Vikoulov

Futurist, Evolutionary Cyberneticist, Philosopher of Mind, Best-Selling Author, Filmmaker