Give machine A one nickel and have it produce a random sequence of 499 characters. Have machine B write a random sequence of 500 characters. Code machine A to pay machine B one nickel for its “book” whenever it has a nickel. Code machine B to give a nickel to machine A for its book whenever it has a nickel. Wait perhaps a few days, and you will have two bestselling authors reminiscent of Zach Weiner’s Macroeconomica http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2855
Selling to humans then. Also, only count the number of humans that bought the book, rather than the number of books sold, so you can’t just sell a billion copies to one person.
A more simple version: write a set of strings such that a given panel of judges considers it to be a good book.
Give machine A one nickel and have it produce a random sequence of 499 characters. Have machine B write a random sequence of 500 characters. Code machine A to pay machine B one nickel for its “book” whenever it has a nickel. Code machine B to give a nickel to machine A for its book whenever it has a nickel. Wait perhaps a few days, and you will have two bestselling authors reminiscent of Zach Weiner’s Macroeconomica http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2855
Selling to humans then. Also, only count the number of humans that bought the book, rather than the number of books sold, so you can’t just sell a billion copies to one person.
A more simple version: write a set of strings such that a given panel of judges considers it to be a good book.