Is There a Universal Constructor?

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K.R. Marletto and Vladko Bedrol have been doing some work with respect to how construct theory can resolve some issues in both thermodynamics and information. Do you think there must be a smallest universal constructor, or do you think that's just going to be an incidental detail? My present view is that it'll be more of an incidental detail. It might come up and be relevant, but it doesn't look as though it will be.

I speak with physicist David Deutsch about the universal constructor, a machine that can be programmed to cause any physically possible transformation.

Note-this interview was recorded in early 2022.

In the time since this interview was recorded, David has stated that disobedience is by far the primary reason that humans and human societies aren't universal constructors.

David Deutsch's website - https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/.

Constructor theory website - https://www.constructortheory.org/.

Logan Chipkin's website - www.loganchipkin.com/.

David Deutsch Twitter - https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf.

Logan Chipkin Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChipkinLogan.

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