JoshuaZ comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 11 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 29 March 2012 03:31:36AM 1 point [-]

Note that both graph isomorphism and integer factorization are problems that may well lie in P, so these aren't great examples. Traveling salesman is a bit better.

Comment author: Eponymuse 29 March 2012 01:34:45PM 0 points [-]

Sure, though my impression is that people don't think graph isomorphism actually is in P. And integer factorization turned out to be a problem for Harry. But you're right, we can actually just simulate a nondeterministic Turing machine this way: every time you have a choice for which state to visit next, just listen as future you tells you which ones not to visit.