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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. Read More ›
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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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