What do you think? There might be a theoritical limitation to how much data an AI could collect without influencing the data itself and making its prediction redundant. Would this negate the idea of a 'God' AIand cause it to make suboptimal choices even with near limitless processing power?

I just came across this article that points out a Kindle Fire glitch: one that apparently lets you download books gratis if you cancel your purchase while the book is still downloading, and then quickly open it. The tablet downloads the book fully once it's been opened, letting you read it to your heart's content without actually having bought it.

This should be a great way for anyone wanting good(yet insanely expensive) Kindle books, provided this doesn't contradict your moral compunctions. Personally I neither own a Kindle Fire nor do I have a Kindle account, but just wanted to point this out for anyone interested here.

Of course, Amazon might have already fixed the glitch with a software update-but this has been strangely under-reported so maybe not.