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> Considering our intelligence stems from our ability to use bayesian inference and generative probabilities to predict future states... Sounds like a pretty b

> Considering our intelligence stems from our ability to use bayesian inference and generative probabilities to predict future states... Sounds like a pretty big assumption.

x86cherry 1y ago
It's the Bayesian Brain Hypothesis and Predictive Coding, both thoroughly researched theories that line up with empirical evidence. [1] [1] https://www.cell.com/trends/neurosciences/abstract/S0166-2236(04)00335-2 https://www.cell.com/trends/neurosciences/abstract/S0166-223...
- suddenlybananas 1y ago
  It's a popular view but it's massively controversial and far from being a consensus view. See here for a good overview of some of the problems with it. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22545686/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22545686/ (You should be able to find the PDF easily on scihub or something)