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  • sgt10141 minutes ago
    Computation has turned out to be a far more general concept than I think was imagined, up to the point that many computer scientists now seem to equate computation with the functioning of the universe. Recently it&#x27;s been shown that there are real, physical processes which are undecidable (we cannot know if a latice of atoms has a spectral gap or not, we cannot determine if a specific particle in a fluid flow will reach a specific place or not, we cannot determine if a ray of light will reach a specific target in certain configurations of reflection).<p>Our world appeared computable, but it isn&#x27;t, even if P=NP.
  • summarybot4 minutes ago
    What even is computation? State-based inference. But intelligence itself does not rely on computation, only its biological counterweight seems to and only in certain situations. If Computation is a &quot;Universal Concept&quot; then there are at least 4 or 5 more &quot;Universal Concepts&quot; analogous to intuition and spontaneity.