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Episode 11: The Turing Principle and Artificial General Intelligence

2020/12/27
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Bruce: 本集探讨了图灵原理及其在人工通用智能(AGI)中的意义。图灵原理认为物理现实中的所有事物都可以在图灵机上计算,这意味着任何物理上可能存在的物体所能执行的任何计算,都可以在一种抽象的通用计算机上模拟。这一原理是许多科学理论的基础,包括量子力学。虽然量子计算机可以比图灵机更快地执行某些计算,但这并不意味着它能执行图灵机无法执行的计算。Penrose 认为图灵原理不成立,AGI不可能实现,但他的一些论点基于对量子力学的错误理解。即使发现新的物理现象允许非计算操作,这也不会完全否定图灵原理,只会导致构建新的计算机和新的丘奇-图灵论题。 Bruce 认为,科学研究的本质是寻找规律和数学描述,而这与可计算性密切相关。如果发现某种现象无法用数学描述,将对科学产生重大影响。即使是达尔文的自然选择理论,其本质上也是算法化的。Bruce 认为,即使意识的某些方面不可计算,这也不会推翻整个科学体系。他认为,人类的普遍智能是一个简单的算法,一旦发现它就会变得显而易见。AGI 的研究重点是理解人类大脑中产生思维的算法,而机器学习虽然不是 AGI,但可以帮助理解可计算性。 Cameo: Cameo 主要与 Bruce 讨论了宗教信仰与科学理论(特别是图灵原理和 AGI)之间的关系。Cameo 指出,虽然过去一些宗教团体对达尔文进化论持反对态度,但如今,特别是年轻一代,对科学理论的接受度越来越高。Cameo 认为,即使在宗教人士中,对 AGI 的接受度也很高,很少有人会单纯地基于宗教信仰而否定 AGI 的可能性。Cameo 还探讨了人们对意识的理解,以及宗教信仰与科学解释之间的复杂关系。

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The episode discusses the possibility of achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) through the Turing Principle, which asserts that all computational processes are simulatable on a Turing machine.

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Part 3 of our series on Computational Theory. Using the theory we've built up, we now prove that Artificial General Intelligence is possible due to what is called "The Turing Principle" which is the most profound philosophical implication of Computational Theory.

Plus Cameo asks Bruce about how religious people look at these theories. 

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