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There is no equivalent for anything that can be run on a turing machine. You can't mistreat an abstract mathematical concept.
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How do you feel about denying the “turing machine” the electric power that it needs to continue computing?
How do you feel about denying the “turing machine” the electric power that it needs to continue computing?
Your example is definitely closer to a "biological" need being denied. But I think it would be denying a pathway to the current flow that would be interfering with some basic need. Seeking lower potential energy is basically what we do, just in a really fancy way, so I wouldn't rule it (cutting off electricity) out as being something different.