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Of course we can't prove anything about possible future non-human brains, but try to think about it this way. Is there a limit to the number of consequences th
by danmaz74 8y ago
Of course we can't prove anything about possible future non-human brains, but try to think about it this way.
Is there a limit to the number of consequences that a single action can have? If you think about all possible future consequences, then the answer is clearly no. Using an example from another comment, opening a closed door could bring you to your death, which has infinite consequences for your (potentially future) family.
Therefore, if rationally analysing each possible consequence takes any non-zero amount of time, deciding any action rationally would take an infinite time. You could try to rationally decide what is the maximum amount of time you can spend on each choice, but deciding that amount rationally would require infinite time.
This isn't a proof, but this consideration comes from spending a lot of time thinking about rationality and AI.
- sooheon 8y agoI think you're conflating two thing: solvability and rationality. Your example shows that nothing may be completely solvable, because the cost of calculation is too high. It says nothing about the universe being fundamentally irrational.
- danmaz74 8y agoThe problem I had in mind is if it's possible, for a human, to decide what to do in each situation based only on rationality. I wouldn't know how to define if the universe itself is rational, in an absolute/abstract sense.