Yeah sure, if it starts running arbitrary compression code that could be a problem...
However, the type of prediction machine I’m arguing for doesn’t do anything nearly so complex or open ended. It would be more like an advanced implementation of, say, context tree weighting, running on crazy amounts of data and hardware.
I think such a machine should be able to find some types of important patterns in the world. However, I accept that it may well fall short of what you consider to be a true “oracle machine”.
Eli,
Yeah sure, if it starts running arbitrary compression code that could be a problem...
However, the type of prediction machine I’m arguing for doesn’t do anything nearly so complex or open ended. It would be more like an advanced implementation of, say, context tree weighting, running on crazy amounts of data and hardware.
I think such a machine should be able to find some types of important patterns in the world. However, I accept that it may well fall short of what you consider to be a true “oracle machine”.