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framework:principle-of-computational-equivalencePrinciple of Computational Equivalence
Wolfram's principle that systems above a low threshold of complexity are computationally equivalent, supporting substrate independence of consciousness
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Thinkers (1)
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- Stephen WolframintroducesOriginator of Wolfram physics and causal graph framework.
Concepts (1)
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- Substrate IndependencesupportsIdea that functions can be achieved without contingency of particular material or physical medium; used to argue sentience need not require neural tissue.
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- ComputationalismextendsPosition that all phenomena can be fully captured as discrete and finite state transitions; grounded in mathematical constructivism
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- Yurchenko's principle that all intra-level causations are equivalent and cross-level ones are reasons.
- Crutchfield's framework inferring minimal causal models from stochastic processes; causal states and transition matrices.
- Wolfram's principle: no shortcut to predict emergent properties without full simulation.
- Hypothesis that some class of computations suffices for consciousness; central assumption for AI consciousness route.
- Any statement about a poset P yields a dual statement about P^∂ by interchanging ≤ and ≥; permits proof of one statement to establish its dual.