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09 – The Problem Of Specification

Artificial Creativity

References:

  • David Deutsch, “How Close Are We to Creating Artificial Intelligence”, https://aeon.co/essays/how-close-are-we-to-creating-artificial-intelligence
  • David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 7, “Artificial Creativity”
  • Karl Popper, “Of Cloud and Clocks”, chapter 6 of “Objective Knowledge”
  • Brett Hall on David’s chapter “Artificial Creativity” in “The Beginning of Infinity” part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taRSfDmBwts and part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIwZLL67V68 (part 2 especially goes into remaining problems with evolutionary algorithms I have outlined)
  • John Koza, “Genetic Programming”, chapter 9: “Nonrandomness of Genetic Programming” and chapter 28: “Spontaneous Emergence of Self-Replicating and Evolutionarily Self-Improving Computer Programs”

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