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Reality Is Analog
Another interesting item that came out the Scott Aaronson thread mentioned in last post was a question to Scott about David Tong’s views on “physics laws can’t be simulated on a computer.”. It turns out that there an unsolved puzzle … Continue reading
Posted in Information, Quantum Mechanics, Randomness
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Naked and Afraid AI Test
If you haven’t seen the TV show Naked and Afraid it puts two naked individuals, man and woman usually, in a challenging wilderness situation – savannah of Africa, Ecuadorian rain forest, for example – with a map and, a few … Continue reading
Posted in AI, Human Evolution
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Do We Misunderstand the Hard Problem?
Or, maybe the question I should be asking: have I been misunderstanding the hard problem? I had occasion to go back and look at Chalmers’ famous paper. Here’s one place where he talks about the hard problem: At the end … Continue reading
Posted in Consciousness, Human Evolution, Intelligence
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