I’ve been reading a pop neuroscience book called Incognito (2011).
In it, the author talks about how the brain is a group of competing sub-brains of many forms, and the brain might have several ways of doing the same thing (e.g. recognizing an object). The author also posited that the lack of AI progress back then was due to the fact that there are no constantly competing sub-brains. Our brains are always adjusting and trying new scenarios.
I was struck by how similar these brain observations were to recent developments in AI and LLMs.
The book is full of cool stories, even if some of them are now recognized as non-reproducible. I recommend!
I’ve been reading a pop neuroscience book called Incognito (2011).
In it, the author talks about how the brain is a group of competing sub-brains of many forms, and the brain might have several ways of doing the same thing (e.g. recognizing an object). The author also posited that the lack of AI progress back then was due to the fact that there are no constantly competing sub-brains. Our brains are always adjusting and trying new scenarios.
I was struck by how similar these brain observations were to recent developments in AI and LLMs.
The book is full of cool stories, even if some of them are now recognized as non-reproducible. I recommend!