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That Monkey Cannot Even Find Shakespeare!

When it comes to randomly typing out the complete works of Shakespeare, time is not the monkey’s problem; information is

Instead of asking whether a system can imitate human behavior, the relevant question is whether it can generate new functional information.

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Information, Evolution & AI: A Conversation with William Dembski

In discussion with neurosurgeon Michael Egnor, Dembski stresses that AI is a tool, not a mind. Treating it otherwise leads to addiction, manipulation, and cultural decline

Information isn’t free, Dembski says, and machines aren’t magic. By remembering what makes us human, we can use technology without losing ourselves to it.

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Math prof: Monkeys can’t type out Shakespeare in our universe

University of Technology Sydney mathematicians Associate Professor Stephen Woodcock and Jay Falletta decided to test the oft-heard Infinite Monkey Theorem

If we want to play around with infinity concepts, we can have fun. But we can’t use them to decide what might or might not happen in our finite universe.

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Why can’t monkeys typing forever produce Shakespeare?

Before communication can begin, there must be an intention to communicate

Practitioners in the field of artificial intelligence often assume that intent does not matter in defining intelligence or that intent does not exist, that it is a useful illusion. Neither of these two approaches will work. Real communication requires intent.

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