The Theory of Anything Episode 44: Clarifying David Deutsch's Views of "Knowledge"
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May 9, 2022 
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Creativity As Creating Explanations
- David Deutsch uses words differently by context and defines creativity as the capacity to create new explanations.
- He distinguishes explanatory (explicit) knowledge from implicit heuristic skills like art or riding a bike.
Trial And Error Still Produces Knowledge
- Deutsch accepts trial-and-error learning (e.g., a robot lawnmower modeling a lawn) as a form of knowledge.
- He separates that from his preferred sense of creativity which involves selecting problems to solve.
Creativity Is Choosing Problems
- Deutsch frames the core creative act as choosing which problem to work on, not merely searching solutions.
- He says AI lacks that because humans currently determine the problems AI pursues.