TED Talks Daily How to think computationally about AI, the universe and everything | Stephen Wolfram
Nov 18, 2023
Stephen Wolfram discusses the universe as a computational construct, blending human language and mathematics. He introduces the Ruliad concept, highlighting how space-time emerges from simple rules. The challenges of computational irreducibility in AI are explored, raising concerns about predictability and societal implications. As automation reshapes human experience, the notion of 'promptocracy' encourages the use of human-defined prompts to steer AI, fostering creativity amid the complexities of an automated landscape.
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Computation's Power
- Computation surpasses human language, math, and logic in formalizing our world.
- It's the ultimate formalization, representing the universe's underlying structure.
Universe's Machine Code
- The universe's machine code is computational, built upon discrete elements of space and their relations.
- This leads to spacetime, gravity, quantum mechanics, and deviations from three spatial dimensions.
Paradigms of Science
- Scientific models have evolved through four paradigms: static structures, mathematical formulas, computational rules, and multi-computation.
- Multi-computation, involving multiple time threads, is a new paradigm impacting physics, math, and computer science.