Judea Pearl challenges Solomonoff induction fans: solve the firing squad problem first
yudapearl · x · 2026-09-16
Causal inference pioneer Judea Pearl pushed back on claims that Solomonoff induction can infer causal mechanisms directly, publicly challenging proponents to demonstrate how it handles the classic firing squad problem — spelling out the input, assumption representation, data, and query. The exchange touches a deep divide over whether causal inference needs statistics at all.
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