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It’s been a while, but in this vein I enjoyed Chaitin’s Toward a Mathematical definition of “Life”: http://home.thep.lu.se/~henrik/mnxa09/Chaitin1979.pdf http:/
by wanderingstan 3y ago
It’s been a while, but in this vein I enjoyed Chaitin’s Toward a Mathematical definition of “Life”: http://home.thep.lu.se/~henrik/mnxa09/Chaitin1979.pdf http://home.thep.lu.se/~henrik/mnxa09/Chaitin1979.pdf
Blew my mind as I started to wrap my brain around information theory.
- jiggawatts 3y agoThe Lex Fridman interview with Lee Cronin "Controversial Nature Paper on Evolution of Life and Universe" really opened my eyes. I find myself agreeing with the essential points Lee lays out, that there is a mathematical / physics-based definition for life or life-like systems such as advanced AI and robotics. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGiDqhSdLHk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGiDqhSdLHk
- kthielen 3y agoYeah but, how is an assembly index different than an LZW code?
- wegfawefgawefg 3y agoI think they discussed that in the podcast.
- kthielen 3y agoI don't think they explained how it's different, I did listen to the podcast before posting my comment. It's a pretty basic question that IMHO demands a clear and adequate explanation. If you read the 'abracadabra' example here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_theory ... you could be reading the abstract to an early paper explaining LZW codes.
- gcanko 3y agoI’ve always had the feeling that consciousness is part of the fabric of reality just like time and gravity.