Michal Takáč

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Appearances to the contrary, Theseus the mouse was mainly the passive part of the endeavor: the underlying maze itself held the information and propelled Theseus with its magnet. Technically, as Shannon would point out, the mouse wasn’t solving the maze; the maze was solving the mouse. Yet, one way or another, the system was able to learn.
Michal Takáč
The mouse wasn't soving the maze; the maze solved the mouse
A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
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