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Like many things, Chomsky is both right and wrong. He's right in that if we studied the structure and functioning of the brain we could built more accurate AI.
by achy 14y ago
Like many things, Chomsky is both right and wrong. He's right in that if we studied the structure and functioning of the brain we could built more accurate AI. He's terribly wrong because the structures of the brain are fuzzy and give rise to probabilistic and 'statistical' functioning that is itself based on training (much like the models he derides).
- zerostar07 14y agoHow are brain structures fuzzy?
- jklio 14y agoOptical illusions where we see one thing then another are numerous, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubin_vase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubin_vase In these there is obviously some contest going on between fuzzy classifiers, as there is in conceptual association games, misinterpretations of song lyrics between people and errors like the Freudian slip. There are at least large parts of our brains that seem to operate in this manner. That said our use of logic and reason certainly says there is a part of our brain that works in a non-fuzzy way, or at least can be trained to work like. However, while there are people who understand the odds and are just there for a good time, it's instructive to go to a Casino and see how many people believe they can win and believe in lucky charms. This topic is a minefield of semantic games with hidden assumptions and people arguing across each other though.
- zerostar07 14y agoI think you mean human behavior is fuzzy. Brain circuits are sometimes chaotic but pretty deterministic. The sensory input is noisy though.