Marcus Hutter

A highly technical treatise referenced by several of the contributors to _Singularity Hypotheses_ (edited by Eden et al, 2012). Combining theoretical computer science with various areas of mathematics such as decision theory, it presents a general mathematical model (AIXI) of AI. Most people, including me, would lack the ability or the stomach to fully digest the technical chapters that form the bulk of the book, but it's good to know that the thing exists and that AI is not necessarily doomed to wallow in woolly disorganization. In this respect, I see a possible analogy with Tononi's quantitative theory of consciousness (integrated information theory).… (meer)