Episode 75: Deutsch's Theory of Knowledge: The Walking Robot
The Theory of Anything
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Creating Knowledge Through Artificial Evolution
This chapter delves into the concept of knowledge creation through artificial evolution. It explores David Deutsch's theory that artificial evolution does not create knowledge and discusses the criteria for knowledge as embodied information in a suitable environment. The chapter provides examples of a robot using a genetic programming algorithm to walk and analyzes how this aligns with Deutsch's theory.
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