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This article was published on December 28, 2021In other words: We live inside a computer that learns.Subscribe to our newsletter now for a weekly recap of our favorite AI stories in your inbox.One implication is that if the evolution of laws is real, it is likely to be unidirectional, for otherwise it would be common for laws to revert to previous states, perhaps even more likely than for them to find a new state. This is because a new state is not random but rather must meet certain constraints, while the immediate past state has already met constraints.A reversible but evolving system would randomly explore its immediate past frequently. When we see an evolving system that displays periods of stability, it probablyGreetings Humanoids! Did you know we have a newsletter all about AI? You can subscribe to it right here.

This article was published on December 28, 2021In other words: We live inside a computer that learns.Subscribe to our newsletter now for a weekly recap of our favorite AI stories in your inbox.One implication is that if the evolution of laws is real, it is likely to be unidirectional, for otherwise it would be common for laws to revert to previous states, perhaps even more likely than for them to find a new state. This is because a new state is not random but rather must meet certain constraints, while the immediate past state has already met constraints.A reversible but evolving system...

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