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I agree to an extent, but it is a complex comparison to make, so it can easily look that way. Our brain creates a model of the surroundings based solely on mem
by ksaj 7y ago
I agree to an extent, but it is a complex comparison to make, so it can easily look that way.
Our brain creates a model of the surroundings based solely on memorized bits of the environment (allowing us to blink without the world going dark, and to track things in our peripheral views) plus prediction, which is something Atari exploits so we can convince ourselves the bars and dot have motion. We even temporarily convince ourselves that the blooping is the sound of impact.
A long way to say that our sensors don't send complete objects like an OOP function would. Instead, they transmit just enough info (hints, maybe) to refresh the mental model. Similar to how we can see 4 dots and mentally translate it into a square laying in some particular direction in 3D space, even without lines or actually being 3D.
The "bit" analogy breaks down when you consider this aspect. The data our brain works with isn't the same as the data a computer works with.