Optimal Three-Question Solution to Boolos' Hardest Logic Puzzle — E8 Intelligence Research
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Authors
- Andrew Stewart Caldin
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22741951
- Primary Topic
- Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
- Type
- preprint