On 09/19/2017 01:54 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote: > To the extent there is compression or partitioning/expansion of the I/O > relation might give a `story' with regard to what's out there.
Yes, that's a fantastic point ... a bit like the holographic principle, I suppose. > How do progressively higher levels in a neural net selectively combine > signals into mappings? My dog isn't going to tell me how she selects an > item to steal & march around with, but if I could probe neurons in her brain > I might find one that fires for large but lightweight soft things like > pillows, paper towels, and so on. I agree. But I think it's important to emphasize that those neurons are an integral part of the sensorimotor complex. It's a bit of a false dichotomy to distinguish "thoughts" from teeth and tongue. -- ☣ gⅼеɳ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove