2 papers
cs.LO2026
Implications of computer science theory for the simulation hypothesis
David H. Wolpert
The simulation hypothesis has recently excited renewed interest in the physics and philosophy communities. However, the hypothesis specifically concerns {\textit{computers}} that s…
physics.comp-ph2025
What does it mean for a system to compute?
David H. Wolpert, Jan Korbel
Many real-world dynamic systems, both natural and artificial, are understood to be performing computations. For artificial dynamic systems, explicitly designed to perform computati…