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> master of analogies analogy, in other words, embeddings?
by est 2y ago
> master of analogies
analogy, in other words, embeddings?
- the_af 2y agoNo, analogies and embeddings are not exactly the same. Analogies in language are not a math function. As Ted Chiang comments on the article, this kind of reasoning ("the brain is like $CURRENT_TECH") is flawed.
- est 2y agowell, embedding comes with certain loss as well. If you believe our brains use "language" to think, then I would assume analogies play an important part in reasoning.
- the_af 2y agoI don't know if brains use language to think, but I do believe analogies play an important part in reasoning. I'm just saying embeddings and analogies aren't the same; equating them is precisely the kind of flawed reasoning Ted Chiang mentions in the article. Or to answer more directly: > analogy, in other words, embeddings? No, analogies aren't embeddings "in other words".