Evolution as a statistical force: existing species are data structures in local minima
iamtrask · x · 2026-08-22
iamtrask argues that evolution acts as a mirror to nature as a statistical force, suggesting that species alive today represent data structures residing in local minima of a massive dataset defined by the structure of nature.
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