The no free lunch theorem is based on the false premise that it is possible to have a uniform probability distribution over an infinite set. The converse proves Occam's Razor.
On Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 11:39 AM Jim Bromer <jimbro...@gmail.com> wrote: > If there was no such thing as a free lunch then we would all be living in > the stone age. Every advancement is based on some kind of efficiency. Yes, > those achievements come at a cost. So there may be a relative trade-off > but the loss of generality from a purely imaginary (unattainable ultimate > general goal) to a practical efficiency is only a loss of excessive > fantasizing. I appreciate fantasy and any plan or any revaluation is a form > of applied fantasizing, but the cost of trading an unattainable goal for an > attainable goal is just like a free lunch. Except that daydreaming is > easier than working on a feasible project. But there is the sense of > exhilaration of getting nearer to a practical goal. > > *Artificial General Intelligence List <https://agi.topicbox.com/latest>* > / AGI / see discussions <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi> + > participants <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/members> + delivery > options <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription> Permalink > <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/Ta433301e9ac5fb42-M35c0e9ff91acf050ac97ca1b> > ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/Ta433301e9ac5fb42-M1905e63c6b38a73211845854 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
