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Alec Boyd speaking at the 6th International FQXi Conference, "Mind Matters: Intelligence and Agency in the Physical World."
ABSTRACT: Practical physical constraints, like computation speed, memory reliability, and modularity, cause intelligent agents to dissipate energy when processing information. This dissipation is beyond the energy required by Landauer's bound.
The Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) catalyzes, supports, and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of reality but unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources.
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Alec Boyd speaking at the 6th International FQXi Conference, "Mind Matters: Intelligence and Agency in the Physical World."
ABSTRACT: Practical physical constraints, like computation speed, memory reliability, and modularity, cause intelligent agents to dissipate energy when processing information. This dissipation is beyond the energy required by Landauer's bound.
The Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) catalyzes, supports, and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of reality but unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources.
Please join us at www.fqxi.org!
