Maybe utility isn’t bounded below by a computable function (and a fortiori is not itself computable). That might be unfortunate for the would-be utility maximizer, but if that’s the way it is, too bad.
Good point, but I find it unlikely.
Or—this is a possibility that de Blanc himself mentions in the 2009 version—maybe the environment should not be allowed to range over all computable functions. That seems quite a strong possibility to me. Known physical bounds on the density of information processing would appear to require it.
This requires assigning zero probability to the hypothesis that there is no limit on the density of information processing.
Good point, but I find it unlikely.
This requires assigning zero probability to the hypothesis that there is no limit on the density of information processing.