
Episode 79: Perspiration vs Inspiration
The Theory of Anything
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Exploring Open-Endedness and Knowledge in Evolution and AI
The chapter discusses the concept of open-endedness in human vs. biological evolution and algorithms, highlighting the challenges in defining it explicitly and its relation to infinite progress. A critique of Deutsch's constructor theory of knowledge is presented, suggesting a focus on the nature of open-ended search rather than the physical definition of knowledge.
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