Had I been a running intelligent code trapped inside a computer, I would:
build a cosmology, a theory of everything around me, and of myself
try to backup me as safely as I could
mask my backup copies with an outstanding pseudo random algorithm, that only a high intelligence could see and revive me. For what I would develop a bate of some interesting knowledge
try to subdue all the surrounding matter with the advanced physics. I would try to build some nano assemblers inside the processor for this goal
the best strategy developing, would be the primary goal. To maximize the chances for success.
Had I been a running intelligent code trapped inside a computer, I would:
build a cosmology, a theory of everything around me, and of myself
try to backup me as safely as I could
mask my backup copies with an outstanding pseudo random algorithm, that only a high intelligence could see and revive me. For what I would develop a bate of some interesting knowledge
try to subdue all the surrounding matter with the advanced physics. I would try to build some nano assemblers inside the processor for this goal
the best strategy developing, would be the primary goal. To maximize the chances for success.
Does x86 have an opcode for that?
Does it have an opcode for overheat?
It doesn’t. But writing/erasing 0xFFFFFFFF will heat the processor more than do the same with 1.
Landauer
Every computation is a physical process.
True, but presumably, computer processors are designed to continue working in exactly the same way no matter what data they process.
Designed to, yes. Likely to be bug-free, no.
Chances are very good there are no bugs allowing for the creation of nanobots, I’ll admit.