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I find it curious why so many people think that there is a small and elegant machine in the brain. In terms of brute force computation, the brain is still far,
by tensor 16y ago
I find it curious why so many people think that there is a small and elegant machine in the brain. In terms of brute force computation, the brain is still far, far in the lead. It has so many neural connections that we are not even close to simulating it yet.
Given that, assuming that it implements some small and elegant algorithm is a very strange assumption to make.
- cma 16y agoChomsky's work again and again focuses on how language develops given the paucity of data (linguistic examples) the child is exposed to--Watson and Google Translate (according to Norvig's NY Post article) both rely on orders of magnitude more data. Brute force is a good approach given our current technology and understanding, but it isn't necessarily similar to the brain.
- kenjackson 16y agoBut the brain appears to be tuned for language. And also that the brain also gets two years of training before the first words really appear. And its probably 8 years before it can parse with Jeopardy style questions. I don't think anyone thinks they're meant to be similar. It's not neurobiology, it's computer science.