We all know that, in a sense, every computer system (hardware plus
software) can be abstractly described as a Turing machine.
Can we say the same for every robot? Why?
Reference to previous publications are also welcome.
Pei
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Pei Wang wrote:
We all know that, in a sense, every computer system (hardware plus
software) can be abstractly described as a Turing machine.
Can we say the same for every robot? Why?
Reference to previous publications are also welcome.
Pei
The controller for the robot might be a Turing
Well, this boils down to unanswered questions of theoretical physics.
According to quantum theory, any finite physical system can be
approximated arbitrarily closely by a quantum Turing machine (see some
old papers of David Deutsch, which prove this). And, a quantum
Turing machine can provably
Sergio,
I'm asking about your (b).
Put it in different words, my question is whether there is fundamental
difference between a robot and a conventional computer, such as my
laptop. I see that both you and Charles think there is a difference
(the sensorimotor capability), while Ben thinks there
control more and more physical things from an
Internet connection).
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Subject: Re: [agi] Is a robot a Turing Machine?
Richard,
The discussion is becoming more complicated
Sergio,
I think brains are classical devices as well, although I also
believe there to be a difference between simple classical systems and
systems exhibiting a complexity threshold. When you introduce enough
autonomous agents into a system, the emergent behavior generates a new
