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I admit defeat, using standard notation I can't think of a better ratio of numeric length vs symbolic representation. Well played! Aaronson's got a blog entry
by VLM 12y ago
I admit defeat, using standard notation I can't think of a better ratio of numeric length vs symbolic representation. Well played!
Aaronson's got a blog entry tangentially related to this competition
http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html
"In an old joke, two noblemen vie to name the bigger number. The first, after ruminating for hours, triumphantly announces "Eighty-three!" The second, mightily impressed, replies "You win.""
- ackalker 12y agoThank you for a nice challenge, and thanks for the interesting link :-) As someone who is genuinely interested in AI, I'm very curious if lateral thinking like we demonstrated can ever be matched by a machine. I'm watching things unfold with great interest.