Russell Wallace writes: "What programs of the "please run this on an infinite computer" type (AIXI, Blockhead, a bunch of others with acronyms and cutesy names that I don't remember) actually amount to is "suppose I am Jehovah, then I will create all possible universes [or all universes of a certain type] and select the ones with relevant properties". (Which is mathematically consistent though of no practical relevance seeing as one is not actually Jehovah.) "
It should be a fairly obvious implementation of a nested quantum computer to run any of these infinite processing programs. We will soon have oracle type computers that can answer any question with the reservation that the top level of the nest will have to be large enough to hold both the question and the answer. Current quantum computers are at the 3 or 4 bit level but scientists are confident of exponential advancement in future development. Of course then the problem will be, "Are you smart enough to understand the answer?" Mike Deering, General Editor, http://nano-catalog.com/ Director, Singularity Action Group http://home.mchsi.com/~deering9/index.html Email: deering9 at mchsi dot com ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=11983
