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I like his insight that a lot of base neural network implementation code is conceptually simple in the same way as writing a raytracer.
by doomlaser 9y ago
I like his insight that a lot of base neural network implementation code is conceptually simple in the same way as writing a raytracer.
- fossuser 9y agoI think the point about NN and ray tracing being simple systems that allow for complex outcomes is something that seems to be a deeper truth about the universe. Stephen Wolfram and Max Tegmark both talk and write about this - it also shows up in old cellular automata like Conway’s game of life. It’s pretty cool that so much complexity can come from a few small rules or equations.
- kridsdale1 9y agoYou could say that physics is a relatively simple program that allows for outcomes as complex as the universe.
- fossuser 9y agoIn his book Max Tegmark makes this argument, though he says it’s math rather than physics.