Tag: active information
Conservation of Information — The Theorems
We’ve seen active information before in the Dawkins Weasel example. The baseline search for METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL stands no hope of success.
New Papers Explore the Utility of Active Information
William Dembski and Robert J. Marks developed the concept of active information to measure the extent to which a search function appears pre-programmed to find some target.
Robert Marks on Evolution and Creativity
In our culture, crossing a range of thought disciplines, one views says that AI, entrepreneurship, and evolution can dispense with creativity. The algorithm is all!
The Law of Zero Magic
The mystique of evolutionism is the idea that natural selection explains everything. In fact, natural selection itself explains nothing.
On Protein Design, Don’t Be Fooled by Biochemist David Baker’s Claim
If designing proteins is difficult for us, it is great big wall for random bumbly evolution.