Dr. Francine Jacobs tried replicating the universe's creation, evolution, expansion, and ultimate collapse using an AGI.

Her colleague Fred stopped by. "How's it working, Francine?"

"It’s static, though I plugged in all the correct numbers."

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"Weird! Let's go to lunch."

"Sure, I'll unplug it for now." She turned off the system.

On return, Francine observed it …

"Oh my, it's expanding!"

"I thought you unplugged it." Fred raised an eyebrow.

"I did, but the residual information in the holocubes dissipates instead of erasing, causing that expansion."

"Dark matter?"

Francine shrugged. "I suppose."

"Does that mean we're also ...?"