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Beyond the mere topological metaphor of neural networks there is almost nothing in common between brains and widigital computation. This is a widespread fallacy
by rsrsrs86 3y ago
Beyond the mere topological metaphor of neural networks there is almost nothing in common between brains and widigital computation. This is a widespread fallacy of category.
- epgui 3y agoI completely disagree, and I think this is an example of human-exceptionalism bias.
- rando_dfad 3y agoand more specifically, between chemical-based information processing systems and Von Neumann architectures for binary information processing. Agreed, a widespread fallacy of category. But computers still do some pretty cool things. Powerful tools.
- naasking 3y ago> Beyond the mere topological metaphor of neural networks there is almost nothing in common between brains and widigital computation. I mean, sure, but the topology is exactly what makes both work, so we only really care about the topology.