Self-Assembling BrainPeter Robin Hiesinger
Self-Assembling Brain
by Peter Robin Hiesinger · first published 2021
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"In this book, Peter Robin Hiesinger explores historical and contemporary attempts to understand the information needed to make biological and artificial neural networks. Developmental neurobiologists and computer scientists with an interest in artificial intelligence - driven by the promise and resources of biomedical research on the one hand, and by the promise and advances of computer technology on the other - are trying to understand the fundamental principles that guide the generation of an intelligent system. Yet, though researchers in these disciplines share a common interest, their per
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If you are interested in learning about the intersection of Artificial Neural Networks and Biological Neural Network research, I recommend "The Self-Assembling Brain - How Neural Networks Grow Smarter" by Peter Robin Hiesinger. He attempts to bridge research from both fields of study to identify where there are commonalities and differences in the design of these…
on “Study urges caution when comparing neural networks to the brain” ↗I recommend Peter Hiesinger's 'The Self-Assembling Brain' if you're interested in a neurobiologist's perspective on this problem and its importance to AI.
on “Deep reinforcement learning is a waste of time (2019)” ↗No, not even close. We are not "tabula rasa"[1] or blank slate*. If you would actually like to understand why, some good books about this are "The Self Assembling Brain"[2] and "The Archaeology of Mind"[3]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabula_rasa [2] https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691181226/th... [3] https://www.amazon.com/Archaeology-Mind-Neuroevolutionary-In...…
on “Generative AI doesn't have a coherent understanding of the world” ↗Wow, it is really interesting the difference in comments between ALife and AI stories on HN. For some of you out there, there's a great book that really hasn't gotten enough attention called "The Self-Assembling Brain" [1] that explores intelligence (artificial or otherwise) from the perspectives of AI, ALife, robotics, genetics, and neuroscience. I hadn't realized the divide was a sharp as it is until I saw the…
on “Automating the search for artificial life with foundation models” ↗…I could point back to the microbe, but if the argument hasn't connected by this point, we will be chasing our tails forever. A good book on the topic that examines this in much greater depth is "The Self Assembling Brain". https://a.co/d/1FwYxaJ That being said, I am hella jealous of the VC money that the grifters will get for advancing the other side of this argument. For enough money I'd probably change my tune too.…
on “Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought” ↗