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In the sense that computer peeps use the term, yes we are already - because we can construct and run Turing machines in the real world with paper and pencils. N
by Nomentatus 4y ago
In the sense that computer peeps use the term, yes we are already - because we can construct and run Turing machines in the real world with paper and pencils. No the brain interface you were going for, but that's my answer.
- p-e-w 4y agoThose "Turing machines" are really finite state machines, because any machine so constructed has finite memory, unlike Turing machines which have infinite memory. But you are correct in the sense that software engineering has adopted an alternative definition of "Turing machine", where any computation system with (in principle) arbitrarily large memory counts as a TM.
- Nomentatus 4y agoAs much paper as you can find, for the paper tape memory. Arbitrarily large. Thanks for stating the software engineering definition, and clearly. But I've heard software types use the term for machines with finite memory.