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Re:Is the emergence of life an expected phase transition in ... by wanderingstan on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @02:45PM (#39108679)
It’s been a while, but in this vein I enjoyed Chaitin’s Toward a Mathematical definition of “Life”: http://home.thep.lu.se/~henrik/mnxa09/Chaitin1979.pdf

Blew my mind as I started to wrap my brain around information theory.

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Re:Is the emergence of life an expected phase transition in ... by jiggawatts on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @06:59PM (#39111729)
The Lex Fridman interview with Lee Cronin "Controversial Nature Paper on Evolution of Life and Universe" really opened my eyes. I find myself agreeing with the essential points Lee lays out, that there is a mathematical / physics-based definition for life or life-like systems such as advanced AI and robotics.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGiDqhSdLHk

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Re:Is the emergence of life an expected phase transition in ... by kthielen on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @05:55AM (#39115894)
Yeah but, how is an assembly index different than an LZW code?
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Re:Is the emergence of life an expected phase transition in ... by wegfawefgawefg on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @11:17AM (#39119131)
I think they discussed that in the podcast.
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Re:Is the emergence of life an expected phase transition in ... by kthielen on Sunday January 28, 2024 @09:55AM (#39166326)
I don't think they explained how it's different, I did listen to the podcast before posting my comment.

It's a pretty basic question that IMHO demands a clear and adequate explanation. If you read the 'abracadabra' example here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_theory

... you could be reading the abstract to an early paper explaining LZW codes.

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Re:Is the emergence of life an expected phase transition in ... by gcanko on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @12:57PM (#39120439)
I’ve always had the feeling that consciousness is part of the fabric of reality just like time and gravity.
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