Is coding a relevant metaphor for building AI? A commentary on "Is coding a relevant metaphor for the brain?", by Romain Brette

2019/04/18 by Adam Santoro, Santoro, Adam, Felix Hill +9 · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Computer Science · Psychology · #Cognitive Science and Education Research #Cognitive Science and Mapping #Action Observation and Synchronization

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1904.10396

Abstract

Brette contends that the neural coding metaphor is an invalid basis for theories of what the brain does. Here, we argue that it is an insufficient guide for building an artificial intelligence that learns to accomplish short- and long-term goals in a complex, changing environment.

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