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But the reason people keep expecting a specific algorithm to take off is that this is how it was in so many other areas: figuring out the principles needed for
by randallsquared 7y ago
But the reason people keep expecting a specific algorithm to take off is that this is how it was in so many other areas: figuring out the principles needed for duplicating human or animal capabilities has always allowed us to exceed human or animal limits almost immediately. Flying, swimming, running, and lifting heavy things all require Rube Goldberg complexity for evolved systems, and stunning simplicity (by comparison) for designed systems.
- lisper 7y agoI actually believe that there could be a "one true algorithm" for learning and creativity. The problem is that in humans that algorithm interacts with a ton of other stuff that has evolved and influences our worldviews. For example, humans don't learn how to recognize cats. We have cat detectors hard-wired into our brains because having cat detectors provided a reproductive advantage in the ancestral environment.