Laplace's demon needs to deal with a branching universe. Structures within the universe need to deal with a stochastic substrate.
@plinz
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Brain Nondeterminism: Redundancy and Error Correction Mechanisms
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Brains are not deterministic, but the nondeterminism is not magically adding higher powers. It is deleting bits you already computed, the brain has to combat it with redundancy and error correction.
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Why does AI attract obsessive interest and passionate debate?
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what is it about this topic that attracts lunatics like moths seeking the light
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Carbon Atoms as Patterns: Semantics Through Relational Change
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A carbon atom is a pattern, its semantics are defined by how its presence changes other patterns.
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Should humanity have evolved? Ethical implications explored
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Do you think it would have been better if humans had not evolved?
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Computers and Brains as Mathematical Computing Systems
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Computers don't imitate brains at all. The computer is a very general mathematical idea: a system that can execute functions via arbitrary sequences of state transitions. Both brains and GPUs are in this category.
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Followers in Camp Soft Landing This Year?
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Are any of my followers in camp Soft Landing this year?
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Visual Cortex Architecture: Contralateral Processing in Neural Systems
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the visual cortex is on the other side
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Social Training and Community Dynamics in Online Spaces
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You individually train your followers by acknowledging behavior you like with friendly responses and discouraging what you don’t like. You also set the tone for follower on follower violence. Eg. I read your threads but avoid engaging because I feel you prefer me not to (which is
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LLMs as Savants: Memorization Versus Derivation Pain
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Memorization is easier but less useful than thought, which is why memorization needs to be a more painful activity than derivation. Savants can be immune against this pain, and LLMs are savant AI.