{"id":257798,"date":"2021-05-24T22:13:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T19:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-happens-when-computers-can-literally-do-everything\/"},"modified":"2021-05-24T22:13:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T19:13:07","slug":"what-happens-when-computers-can-literally-do-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-happens-when-computers-can-literally-do-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"#What happens when computers can literally do everything?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26ebc9bf1f1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26ebc9bf1f1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-happens-when-computers-can-literally-do-everything\/#Science_fiction\" >Science fiction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-happens-when-computers-can-literally-do-everything\/#Science_reality\" >Science reality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-happens-when-computers-can-literally-do-everything\/#How_does_it_work\" >How does it work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-happens-when-computers-can-literally-do-everything\/#But_what_does_that_really_mean\" >But what does that really mean?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#What h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens when computers can literally do everything?<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F05%2Faigod.jpg&amp;signature=29ebd976aed66e9e88f70c0722cfd28e\" \/><\/p>\n<div>We\u2019ve got computers inside of our smartphones that can perform massive calculations. An iPhone, for example, could oversee 120 million Apollo moon landing missions simultaneously. But you know what computers can\u2019t do? 3D-print me a pizza or plant a tree.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, we can use our devices to order a pizza or to sponsor a charity that plants trees. But the idea of a computer that could <i>literally<\/i><span> do anything is preposterous. Isn\u2019t it? <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Science_fiction\"><\/span><span>Science fiction <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>The Star Trek universe has a machine called a \u201creplicator,\u201d that\u2019s basically a 3D-printer for just about anything. The idea behind these fictional machines involves \u201cprotein restructuring.\u201d Depending on the particular time period, replicators in Star Trek can perform functions ranging from recycling materials into useful objects all the way up to synthesizing almost any inanimate object by rearranging pure energy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These devices are most commonly used, in the Star Trek universe, for printing meals and spare parts. However, they\u2019re also plot devices that explain why the ships don\u2019t need to carry vast quantities of food, water, and oxygen: they just make it as they go. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Star Trek Replicator\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jyMYKWIAR5s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Science_reality\"><\/span><span>Science reality<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Star Trek might not be that far off. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scientists such as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2021\/may\/22\/theoretical-physicist-chiara-marletto-the-universal-constructor-could-revolutionise-civilisation\">theoretical physicist Chiara Marletto<\/a> believe such a device \u2013 a universal constructor \u2013 is not just possible, but could be the linchpin that unifies classical and quantum physics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This isn\u2019t a fly-by-night musing, but a serious thread of inquiry that theoretical physicists have been pulling for over a decade called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1210.7439\">Constructor Theory<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Constructor theory basically says the universe doesn\u2019t necessarily operate under a set of ordained laws, but instead is controlled by what\u2019s possible and what\u2019s not possible. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Where things get interesting is in the idea that a universal computer \u2013 one that would be capable of running any calculation \u2013 would eventually lead to a universal constructor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These devices would essentially be 3D-printers for reality. They\u2019d literally be machines capable of performing any task. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Constructor theory defines a \u201ctask\u201d as anything that can happen. This means a universal constructor would be able to create stars, planets, life, and pizza by tapping into the basic building blocks of matter. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_it_work\"><\/span><span>How does it work? <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>This kind of theoretical physics isn\u2019t about explaining reality. Constructor theory, ironically, is more about deconstructing long-standing \u201canswers\u201d to questions that remain open. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Where quantum physics tells us we can never know all things about an object, and classical physics tells us we can model objects as we observe them with relative ease, constructor theory tries to capture all the information about a \u201cfact\u201d and express it in the minimum number of necessary tasks for its existence to make sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In other words: when quantum physics shows us something we can\u2019t reconcile with classical computations, constructor theory gives us a framework to figure out why something counterintiutitive is apparently factual. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_what_does_that_really_mean\"><\/span><span>But what does that really mean?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Of course, every so-called unification theory promises to bridge the gap between quantum physics and classical physics. This one is no different in that regard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But what separates constructor theory is that it\u2019s imagined as a direct technological paradigm. Proponents submit that a hypothetical \u201cuniversal computer\u201d is starting look more and more possible as we push the limits of quantum computing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Eventually it\u2019s possible we could scale quantum machines to a level of usefulness\u00a0where the ability to run compute tasks is more dependent on the robustness of the algorithms running it than the amount of power we can muster. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When this happens, some scientists believe self-generating artificial intelligence paradigms running on machines featuring billions or trillions of qubits in action could sufficiently cross over into \u201cuniversal computing\u201d territory and be capable of running any and all possible compute tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The next (and final) logical computer <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> paradigm would then be that of universal computer capable of reproducing itself and, eventually, a machine that can perform any and all possible <\/span><i>tasks.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>If it turns out that constructor theory can withstand scientific rigor, we could one day wield machines capable of creating anything in the known universe by manipulating dark matter or some other exotic energy source. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Eventually we could create our own planets, stars, and even birth entire universes from our universal constructors. And, if that day comes, we\u2019ll be forced to look up and wonder who\u2019s responsible for the machine that made ours. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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An iPhone, for example, could oversee 120 million Apollo moon landing missions simultaneously. But you know what computers can\u2019t do? 3D-print me a pizza or plant a tree. 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