Well, I did say “In the broadest sense”, so yes, that does imply a purely functional approach.
You don’t get to run 2^n instances and say “Pick whichever one you satisfies your criteria”.
The claim was that it is possible in principle. And yes, It is possible, in principle, to run 2^n instances and pick the one that satisfies the criteria.
Well, I did say “In the broadest sense”, so yes, that does imply a purely functional approach.
The claim was that it is possible in principle. And yes, It is possible, in principle, to run 2^n instances and pick the one that satisfies the criteria.
That’s not simulating intelligence. That’s just a crude exhaustive search.
And I am not sure you have enough energy in the universe to run 2^n instances, anyway.