^TagInfinite monkeys theorem

A group of monkeys dressed in business attire, sitting at desks in a brightly lit office, each wearing a headset and typing on a computer keyboard. Copy space: above the image

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News
Date
November 2, 2024

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Cosmology, Mathematics

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Infinite monkeys theorem, Manon Bischoff}

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} _{News
November 2, 2024

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Cosmology, Mathematics}

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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Russ White
Date
September 10, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence

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Infinite monkeys theorem, Information Theory, Thomas Henry Huxley}

Why can’t monkeys typing forever produce Shakespeare?

_{Before communication can begin, there must be an intention to communicate} _{Russ White
September 10, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence}

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.