> Any arguments against the necessity of this? Supposing it's needed, a universal computer can simulate physics. Now we're just haggling about the price. It's

> Any arguments against the necessity of this? Supposing it's needed, a universal computer can simulate physics. Now we're just haggling about the price. It's possible that developing a robot is the most fruitful angle to take on the problem -- giving you the right subproblems in the right order, with economic value along the way. Hans Moravec thought so, writing a few decades back.