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Summary
This document is page 246 from a book or paper (possibly titled 'Are the Androids Dreaming Yet?') included in a House Oversight investigation file (Bates stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015936). The text discusses computer science and philosophical concepts, specifically the Halting Problem, Universal Turing Machines, and Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems, referencing Roger Penrose and Stephen Wolfram. It argues that if a Halting procedure existed, it would imply a deterministic universe without free will.
People (5)
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| Roger Penrose | Physicist/Author |
Cited in the text for giving a three-page example of a Universal Turing Machine in his book 'The Emperor’s New Mind'.
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| Stephen Wolfram | Scientist/Mathematician |
Cited in the text for implementing a Universal Turing Machine using a cellular automaton.
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| Picasso | Artist (Reference) |
Mentioned metaphorically regarding the theoretical capabilities of a pocket calculator.
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| Mozart | Composer (Reference) |
Mentioned metaphorically regarding the theoretical capabilities of a pocket calculator.
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| Gödel | Mathematician/Logician |
Referenced in the section 'Gödel’s Insight' regarding mathematical puzzles and proofs.
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Relationships (1)
Both are cited in the same paragraph as providing examples of Universal Turing Machines.
Key Quotes (5)
"There is only one way out. There can be no halting procedure."Source
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"A Halting Program running on such a machine should be able to compute all the knowledge in the Universe."Source
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"My pocket calculator could, theoretically, paint like Picasso and compose like Mozart."Source
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"If you philosophically rebel against this then the Halting Problem must have no solution."Source
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"Solutions to mathematical puzzles are neat, orderly sequences of statements where the problem is solved step by step."Source
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