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Plasmon comments on Why No Wireheading? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Plasmon 18 July 2011 01:13:11PM 1 point [-]

Why do you think infinitely many layers would be an impossible configuration? If anyone, anywhere has an actual real turing machine (as opposed to a finite approximation of a turing machine), creating such a configuration is basically child's play.

Have you read The Finale of the Ultimate Meta Mega Crossover which explores just this possibility ?