dr1337

Makes me wonder how much better these systems would be at online learning as opposed to systems that require separate training and inference. This is especially relevant in a dynamic environment for applications such as robotics.

Yeah, I don't think it's mentioned in the paper however in the New Scientist podcast it was alluded to by the lead author that there is currently work being done to compare. I'd reason that they are looking at wall clock time since ML systems can train in no time if done in a batch-accelerated process.

So it looks in the paper they're using a theoretical framework called the Free Energy Principle developed by Prof Karl Friston at UCL which postulates that brains have evolved to minimise the amount of information surprise between their own internal generative model of the world and the observable world.

The paper uses this as the basis of learning and it looks like the neurons are given a random (electrical) stimulus when they miss the ball and a predictable stimulus when they hit it.

Yeah but there are lots of companies doing this already including Intel that has poured millions into their Loihi neuromorphic chips.

The real MVP. Thanks!

Don't be surprised in the coming months to read 6 out of your 11 Onion headlines coming out as real scientific work.

Really? I haven't found it an issue to get friends or family to sign up for Element. In fact it's even better because you don't need to use your mobile number for that.

Some people can't fathom how people in China can live under perceived authoritarianism are also those who use iPhones and support Apple's decision to lock down the AppStore and iOS because of privacy and safety safeguards. See the parallel there?

Monopsony is also deemed to be anti-competitive and illegal. Technically as an app developer or service provider, when you're selling an app or service on iOS, you're not selling it directly to the user. You're actually selling it to Apple who then on-sells it to the user. Because of the way the walled-garden has been set-up, there's no alternative way of reaching customers unlike in Android where a customer can have the option of multiple app stores or the ability to just sideload the app.

How did you get Looking Glass to work with macOS? I don't think it's supported as host OS.