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We don't trust intuition for the same reason we don't trust the output of neural networks, because the process that generated it is inscrutable. It is ironic th
by philipov 7y ago
We don't trust intuition for the same reason we don't trust the output of neural networks, because the process that generated it is inscrutable. It is ironic that neural networks, an essentially irrational tool, have become so popular in a culture obsessed with rationality.
- tgflynn 7y agoYes, that analogy occurred to me as well. But I don't think a blanket policy of distrust is optimal for either of those "technologies". Both are useful in the right circumstances and trustworthy alternatives are often not available.