He further asks: “Also, I sometimes think that maybe the world, its beings and all the creatures and objects are sophisticated algorithms similar to the depiction in the movie, The Matrix. Is there any truth to this? If yes, is artificial intelligence simply an extension of the existing algorithms? If any of this is the case, how does the soul interplay with this sophisticated structure?”

Here again, is simply a conundrum in search of a solution, that the complexity and mysteries of life must have some kind of organizing principle. And indeed, it can be categorized as you described, as elements in a vast matrix of sorts with an interplay energetically, which allows variable access and perhaps the ability to impinge in varied ways with the elements of its construct. And thus, its existence can be described as a kind of living roadmap showing where everything is and how it is positioned, and even interconnected. But here again, the thinkers in question promoting these ideas are unable to look deeply, and in lacking an understanding of the true mechanism of existence can only turn to analogies with human constructs like artificial intelligence and what it represents as a kind of working model of thoughts on the move. The elephant in the room missing from the discussion is divine intelligence, of which you are an integral part and an extension, experiencing existence independently at the moment while in a physical incarnation as a human being. That reality we would say, is the main reason you are searching for a deeper understanding of things. It is uncomfortable being in ignorance about the profound. Yet, that is the human dilemma in a nutshell you struggle with mightily, all along the way. The benefit is, it is a great incentive to explore, learn, and grow as best you can under difficult circumstances. That is a soul-strengthening and character-building enterprise. So, there are benefits to this dilemma despite its discomforts and unsatisfying degree of sophistication. But here again, we would say these ideas are a kind of halfway measure to make sense out of a confusing picture and cannot hope to contain something as vast as divine consciousness and its potentials.