Sorry for editing my comment. The point you’re replying to wasn’t necessary to strike down Johnicholas’s argument, so I deleted it.
I don’t see why the AI would formulate theories about the “visible universe”. It could start in an empty universe (apart from the AI’s own machinery), and have a prior that knows the complete initial state of the universe with 100% certainty.
Sorry for editing my comment. The point you’re replying to wasn’t necessary to strike down Johnicholas’s argument, so I deleted it.
I don’t see why the AI would formulate theories about the “visible universe”. It could start in an empty universe (apart from the AI’s own machinery), and have a prior that knows the complete initial state of the universe with 100% certainty.