Simplified Quote in ‘Two Guesses About Creativity’

In-house rules Jun 03, 2026 · By Dennis Hackethal · Forked from Fixed Misquote in ‘Two Guesses About Creativity’

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The upshot is that, unlike any functionality that has ever been programmed to date, this one can be achieved neither by a specification nor a test of the outputs. What is needed is nothing less than a breakthrough in philosophy, a new epistemological theory that explains how brains create explanatory knowledge and hence defines, in principle, without ever running them as programs, which algorithms possess that functionality and which do not.

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[U]nlike any functionality that has ever been programmed to date, [creativity] can be achieved neither by a specification nor a test of the outputs. What is needed is nothing less than a breakthrough in philosophy, a new epistemological theory that explains how brains create explanatory knowledge and hence defines, in principle, without ever running them as programs, which algorithms possess that functionality and which do not.

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The‧upshot‧is‧that,‧u[U]nlike‧any‧functionality‧that‧has‧ever‧been‧programmed‧to‧date,‧this‧one[creativity]‧can‧be‧achieved‧neither‧by‧a‧specification‧nor‧a‧test‧of‧the‧outputs.‧What‧is‧needed‧is‧nothing‧less‧than‧a‧breakthrough‧in‧philosophy,‧a‧new‧epistemological‧theory‧that‧explains *how* brains‧create‧explanatory‧knowledge‧and‧hence‧defines,‧in‧principle,‧without‧ever‧running‧them‧as‧programs,‧which‧*algorithms*‧possess‧that‧functionality‧and‧which‧do‧not.

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#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	~~The‧upshot‧is‧that,‧u~~	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
2	[U]	✓ yes	Insertion is properly bracketed.
3	nlike‧any‧functionality‧that‧has‧ever‧been‧programmed‧to‧date,‧
4	~~this‧one~~	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
5	[creativity]	✓ yes	Insertion is properly bracketed.
6	‧can‧be‧achieved‧neither‧by‧a‧specification‧nor‧a‧test‧of‧the‧outputs.‧What‧is‧needed‧is‧nothing‧less‧than‧a‧breakthrough‧in‧philosophy,‧a‧new‧epistemological‧theory‧that‧explains how brains‧create‧explanatory‧knowledge‧and‧hence‧defines,‧in‧principle,‧without‧ever‧running‧them‧as‧programs,‧which‧algorithms‧possess‧that‧functionality‧and‧which‧do‧not.

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