λ the β-Redex Reducer
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Surreal numbers are just a cool way to define numbers using sets and AFAIK it has no application or meaning. It's just a lot of fun. This topic reminded me of it.Okay, that is some pretty heavy reading! Can you summarize it in plain stupid?
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Give us the gist of what both papers are saying and what it means for our understanding of the universe around us.
Integrated information theory is about calculating some value of a system based on a pretty complicated set of rules. Supposedly the higher a certain system's value is the more consciousness that system has. So basically it's an attempt at quantifying consciousness. Years ago I understood the details of how it works (which I have now mostly forgotten, I'll probably read it again soon) but I never understood why those particular rules were chosen or why they would be linked to consciousness. Either way it's a cool paper if nothing else.