TLDR: Assembly Theory tries to objectively measure the minimum number of steps needed to assemble complex objects from simpler ones. By assigning a minimum time to each assembly step, a minimum time “depth” can be assigned to complex objects that doesn’t depend on their actual history.
TLDR: Assembly Theory tries to objectively measure the minimum number of steps needed to assemble complex objects from simpler ones. By assigning a minimum time to each assembly step, a minimum time “depth” can be assigned to complex objects that doesn’t depend on their actual history.