You can have my points if you tell us what is. I didn't want a catgirl anyway.
I shall attempt to guess the teacher's passidea: “the real problem” is that the AI can't perform any computation, because that would consume energy and emit heat. Oh, and gravity and electromagnetic waves, and so on. In fact, not computing is equally well a choice which affects things outside the box.
The November LW/OB meet-up will be this Saturday (two days from today), at the SIAI house in Santa Clara. Apologies for the late notice. We'll have fun, food, and attempts at rationality, as well as good general conversation. Details at the bay area OB/LW meet-up page.