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Information Hypothesis: On Human Information
Capability Study
Jiří Krajíček
Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology, Department of
Information Systems, Božetěchova 2, Brno 612 66, Czech Republic
ikrajice@fit.vutbr.cz
Abstract.
Main aim of this paper is to explore the human information capabili-
ties with link to open problems in computer science. We come with working
hypothesis reflecting currently known research experimental evidence of human
information capabilities. As every hypothesis, presented hypothesis needs fur-
ther verification to show confirmation or disconfirmation in result. Neverthe-
less, this work opens novel topic on scientific research with the aim to resolve
presented open problems and review of classical paradigm in computer science.
1 Introduction
The computing industry has passed parallel hardware revolution with the introduction
of more-core processors (more than one computational core) and parallel software
revolution is right incoming. Beside proposed parallel challenge in hardware and
software design [3], even toady we can observe certain limitations we are facing [22].
In effort to find solutions for open problems (see critical review for details) here
we turn research focus back to nature approach, to human base. To show relevant
scientific contributions and publications, we can highlight Lucas and Penrose contri-
butions, for example. Lucas, in his paper “
Minds, machines and Gödel
” [20], is
arguing that the human mathematician cannot be represented by any machines and
Penrose [29] has suggested that the human mind might be the consequence of quan-
tum-mechanically enhanced, "
non-algorithmic
" computation. Penrose uses variation
of the “
halting problem
” to show that mind cannot be an algorithmic process [30].
Rosen has proposed that computation is an inaccurate representation of natural causes
that are in place in nature [33]. Moreover Kampis [16] assumes that information con-
tent of an algorithmic process is fixed and no “
new
” information is brought forward.
These publications are a few examples of different information capability (to compute
and communicate) between human and classical computer and represent motivation
for novel research approach. Hence here we are interested in researching open
problems in inner scope rather than outer (from human to human, through human).
Presented information hypothesis is an effort to approximate human information ca-
pability and highlight its advantages.
In second chapter we introduce critical review from point of open problems, walls
in computer science. In third chapter main alternative approaches as related work are
briefly described. The chapter fourth introduces another alternative approach - human
information capability and continues by proposed information hypothesis on human
