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Category theory seems to have no relation whatsoever to operational human concepts which may explain how unuseful category theory actually is.

• jjtheblunt 4y ago
  I sometimes think the main use of category theory is to look like a wizard, and say that as someone first exposed in math grad school in the early 90s. Then i realize it's also an assertion that there are recurring patterns in functions (in general). And, as such, sometimes results noticed in one domain actually can be expected to have analogous results in another domain.
  • staunton 4y ago
    As you say, the main use of category theory is to organize very different areas of math in one overarching framework and generalize ideas from one area of math to others. It might be used in the pursuit of developing AI but it is definitely not "an approach" to developing AI, just like "taking ideas from books" isn't one.
    • jjtheblunt 4y ago
      well said