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Where do neural networks fall? Are you tautologically saying “determinism is determinism” because you define an algorithm as a “deterministic procedure”.
by onethought 5y ago
Where do neural networks fall?
Are you tautologically saying “determinism is determinism” because you define an algorithm as a “deterministic procedure”.
- skissane 5y agoArtificial neural networks can be either deterministic or non-deterministic. Biological neural networks are non-deterministic. (You can debate philosophically whether apparent non-determinism is actually fundamentally non-deterministic or ultimately reduces to some hidden determinism. It depends on one's choice of interpretation of quantum theory – many worlds and hidden variables both claim that reality is fundamentally deterministic, other interpretations do not. But, whether or not non-determinism ultimately exists, it certainly apparently exists, both in biological and technological systems.)
- Rioghasarig 5y agoYes I was asserting that algorithms are by definition deterministic. But I guess you can technically consider non-deterministic algorithms but those aren't really relevant here. Computers don't behave non-deterministically. Every program in your computer describes a deterministic process.