Re:Primitive Kolmogorov complexity is computable
by fen11 on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @07:12PM
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This post argues that because most functions we encounter are primitive recursive, Primitive Kolmogorov complexity is widely applicable. I think you also need to argue that it is a meaningful notion of complexity.
PK may be very differently shaped from normal Kolmogorov complexity because you can find primitive recursive functions whose implementation in a primitive recursive programming language is arbitrarily larger than their implementation in a Turing complete programming language.
That said, Iām not sure what if anything this implies about AI.
PK may be very differently shaped from normal Kolmogorov complexity because you can find primitive recursive functions whose implementation in a primitive recursive programming language is arbitrarily larger than their implementation in a Turing complete programming language.
That said, Iām not sure what if anything this implies about AI.