The Infinite Monkey Theorem and the Complexity of Approximating Human Behavior

This chapter explores the origins and testing of the Infinite Monkey Theorem, which suggests that monkeys typing randomly on a keyboard could eventually produce great works of literature, and reflects on the limitations of models and approximating human behavior.

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[Trivia Question]

The Classification of Quasithin Groups page number

https://www.livescience.com/33628-funny-physics-theorems-names.html

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/researchers-race-to-rescue-the-enormous-theorem-before-its-giant-proof-vanishes/

https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Classification_of_Quasithin_Groups.html?id=KC0ZAQAAIAAJ

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20893-prize-awarded-for-largest-mathematical-proof/

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Infinite monkey theorem test in a zoo

https://law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/PATENTS-IN-AN-ERA-OF-INFINITE-MONKEYS-AND-ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE.pdf