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Once upon a time Buridan's donkey was a go-to example for why a truly intelligent entity must always halt. Apparently, the stance on that is now reversed?
by Joker_vD 3y ago
Once upon a time Buridan's donkey was a go-to example for why a truly intelligent entity must always halt. Apparently, the stance on that is now reversed?
- taneq 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buridan%27s_ass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buridan%27s_ass to save some time for those of us unacquainted with this thought experiment. > It refers to a hypothetical situation wherein an ass (donkey) that is equally hungry and thirsty is placed precisely midway between a stack of hay and a pail of water. Since the paradox assumes the donkey will always go to whichever is closer, it dies of both hunger and thirst since it cannot make any rational decision between the hay and water.