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| contents | <p><span><span>Published in 2013. </span></span></p> <p><span><span>This book presents a physicalist theory of evolution viewed through the lens of computation</span></span><span><span><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup></span></span><span>. </span><span><span>The author argues that biological life is not just like a computer but is a computer by definition, specifically distinguishing between biological hardware, termed "sewch," and engineered hardware, termed "terch"</span></span><span><span><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup></span></span><span>. </span><span><span>The text defines a computer as a special machine that transforms symbols rather than just physical objects, a process that requires the presence of a mind to assign meaning</span></span><span><span><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup></span></span><span>. </span><span><span>The author outlines a hierarchy of computational evolution starting from pre-intelligence (the tendency to endure) and moving through stages of proto-intelligence (homeostasis), intelligence (robust memory systems), pre-sentience (predictive modeling), and sentience</span></span><span><span><sup></sup></span></span><span>. </span><span><span>A significant portion of the book explains how sentience, control, and free will emerge mechanically from robustly recursive predictive modeling</span></span><span><span><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup></span></span><span>. </span><span><span>The theory concludes by projecting the future of computation into meta-sentience (rationality) and super-sentience (self-programming), suggesting that sentient engineered beings are an inevitable next step in evolutionary history</span></span><span><span><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup></span></span><span>.</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | A Theory of Computational Evolution Woodward, Vance Computational Evolution Physicalism Sentience Recursive Modeling Artificial Intelligence Biological Computation Sewch Terch Meatbot Cognitive Science Philosophy of Mind Homeostasis Predictive Modeling Meta-sentience Super-sentience Technological Singularity Vance Ashley Woodward <p><span><span>Published in 2013. </span></span></p> <p><span><span>This book presents a physicalist theory of evolution viewed through the lens of computation</span></span><span><span><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup></span></span><span>. </span><span><span>The author argues that biological life is not just like a computer but is a computer by definition, specifically distinguishing between biological hardware, termed "sewch," and engineered hardware, termed "terch"</span></span><span><span><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup></span></span><span>. </span><span><span>The text defines a computer as a special machine that transforms symbols rather than just physical objects, a process that requires the presence of a mind to assign meaning</span></span><span><span><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup></span></span><span>. </span><span><span>The author outlines a hierarchy of computational evolution starting from pre-intelligence (the tendency to endure) and moving through stages of proto-intelligence (homeostasis), intelligence (robust memory systems), pre-sentience (predictive modeling), and sentience</span></span><span><span><sup></sup></span></span><span>. </span><span><span>A significant portion of the book explains how sentience, control, and free will emerge mechanically from robustly recursive predictive modeling</span></span><span><span><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup></span></span><span>. </span><span><span>The theory concludes by projecting the future of computation into meta-sentience (rationality) and super-sentience (self-programming), suggesting that sentient engineered beings are an inevitable next step in evolutionary history</span></span><span><span><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup><sup></sup></span></span><span>.</span></p> |
| title | A Theory of Computational Evolution |
| topic | Computational Evolution Physicalism Sentience Recursive Modeling Artificial Intelligence Biological Computation Sewch Terch Meatbot Cognitive Science Philosophy of Mind Homeostasis Predictive Modeling Meta-sentience Super-sentience Technological Singularity Vance Ashley Woodward |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18448453 |