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You're describing the deep dissonance I was feeling a decade ago when I first stepped into AI research. I just kind of always assumed that studying AI would nec
by amirkdv 6y ago
You're describing the deep dissonance I was feeling a decade ago when I first stepped into AI research. I just kind of always assumed that studying AI would necessarily have a strong focus on how biological intelligence works. And boy was I wrong.
Knowing a bit more now, this gap makes some sense:
1. Neuroscience is really, really hard. Even with the unbelievable recent advances, we're still years away from having a clear understanding of the mechanics of learning and memory.
2. The drift between AI and the broader cognitive sciences started in the 70s, seemingly borne out of pragmatism and the difference in goals between engineer types and scientist types.