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2023-09-13 17:38 UTC
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Strict identity - if we're using the broad definitions of computing and info processing from computer science, anything else implies magic/spirit.
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@yoginho@spore.social 2023-09-13 18:25
@tyrell_turing@fediscience.org Cognition is not computation. It is an elaboration of organismic agency, which is not of an algorithmic nature. There is nothing magical about that. You're fundamentally misinterpreting Turing's theory of computation, which was always about the human act of computing, not about the brain or the world. Turing would turn in his grave if he would hear you. Some historical context: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/church-turing. This may also help: https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.07515. Longer paper coming soon!