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Discussion: Intrinsic and Designed Computation: Information Processing in Dynamical Systems—Beyond the Digital Hegemony
This was an interesting read. It provided a high-level overview of alternative systems of computing (or ways of thinking about computing) beyond the digital computation pioneered by Turing, Shannon, and others. Specifically, it discussed theories by Wiener, Weaver, and others, and raised questions about how to conceptualize computing in dynamical systems. Most interestingly, it highlighted the need to standardize fundamental measures for these systems—specifically calling out the need for international standards for measuring the intrinsic computational capability—a machine intelligence quotient (MIQ)—of candidate substrates. The article then introduced some of the research currently being carried out in intrinsic computing.