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Re:Free will is back, and maybe we can measure it by cousin_it on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @06:57AM (#10418439)
Free will is how a decision-choosing algorithm feels from inside. Not much more to it, IMO.

When a decision-choosing algorithm says "I can't predict my own decisions, therefore they must be unpredictable in principle", that strikes me as unfounded.

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Re:Free will is back, and maybe we can measure it by JulianMorrison on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @07:14AM (#10418482)
Free will is a scalar dimension along which decision choosing algorithms can vary.

With high free will, human can adapt, customize, and innovate situationally optimized responses to an unpredictable environment. With low free will, a Sphex wasp can reactively activate one of its stored patterns and use very little expensive cognitive processing to react optimally in a predictable environment.

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