Stephen Wolfram’s new “wily weasels” idea tracks Turing machines that hide bugs
JensHonack · x · 2026-07-23
Stephen Wolfram proposes “wily weasels,” Turing machines that hide bugs for as long as possible
The post points to Stephen Wolfram’s idea of wily weasels: a class of Turing machines designed to hide bugs for as long as possible.
- The concept is framed as an analogue to busy beavers.
- The WW function measures how “wily” a Turing machine of a given size can be.
- The image shows example values such as WWₙ₊₁(3)=15 and WWₙ₊₁(4)=63, illustrating the growth pattern.
This is a theoretical CS / math curiosity, but also a nicely visualized one.
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