Oscar_Cunningham comments on Open Thread: September 2011 - LessWrong

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Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 05 September 2011 11:40:09AM 1 point [-]

The Kolmogorov complexity changes by an amount bounded by a constant when you change languages, but the order of the programs is very much allowed to change. Where did you get that it wasn't?

Comment author: printing-spoon 09 September 2011 12:26:42AM 1 point [-]

(this is because all Turing-complete languages can simulate each other)

Comment author: klkblake 05 September 2011 10:52:19PM 0 points [-]

I knew Kolmogorov complexity was used in Solomonoff induction, and I was under the impression that using Universal Turing Machines was an arbitrary choice.

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 05 September 2011 10:54:14PM 1 point [-]

Solomonoff induction is only optimal up to a constant, and the constant will change depending on the language.