In dualist implementations of libertarian free will, a mind can choose any of a given set of actions. There is no knowledge as to what choice the mind will make ahead of time. Before the mind makes its choice, its choice is undetermined.
Isomorphically, an algorithm can choose any of a given set of actions. There is no knowledge as to what choice the algorithm will make ahead of time. Before the algorithm (or an extensional equivalence thereof) is computed, its choice is undetermined
No , it’s just unknown. The algorithm could be computer by a predictor, and if it always produces the same output, then it’s deterministic. Determinism is the possibility of prediction. If one particular agent can’t make a prediction in practice, that doesn’t mean determinism has vanished.
No , it’s just unknown. The algorithm could be computer by a predictor, and if it always produces the same output, then it’s deterministic. Determinism is the possibility of prediction. If one particular agent can’t make a prediction in practice, that doesn’t mean determinism has vanished.