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Kolmogorov complexity is just the standard name for a concept that's useful across machine learning, AI, compression, etc. It's not just a definition in some ob
by inimino 7y ago
Kolmogorov complexity is just the standard name for a concept that's useful across machine learning, AI, compression, etc. It's not just a definition in some obscure result in complexity theory.
OP was simply saying that, in any general-purpose programming language (where all possible programs are expressible and none are unfairly favored) the solution to problem B will inevitably be longer than problem A. This is quite a bit more precise than just saying "a more complicated problem", and if you have the intuition behind it, there's no reason not to use the term.
- YeGoblynQueenne 7y agoI'm not convinced but we've taken this far enough I think. Thank you for an insightful conversation.
- inimino 7y agoThank you too!