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No, it's definitely a separate observation. The Entscheidungsproblem describes a problem space that we cannot build a machine to solve.

What Kawai is saying is a more physical thing - even for problems we can build a machine to solve, the machine will eventually stop working under normal use, and it's unlikely even to produce consistently correct results.



Somewhat tangential, but give 1909's "The Machine Stops" by E.M. Forster a read. It's excellent and speaks to this point.

http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/prajlich/forster.html




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