I nominate David Ray to moderate. (If he wants to, of course). I'll record the discussion if this happens.
Matt Sent from my MegaPhone > On Oct 26, 2015, at 8:20 PM, Felix Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sergey, I would love to hear that talk. Distilled neuroscience is gold. > > Perhaps, along with Fergal's talk, it could lead into a forum/discussion on > potential computational experiments inspired by neuroscience? An explicit > bridge-building exercise between theory and practice. We would need a skilled > moderator. > > >> On 27 October 2015 at 07:43, Marcus Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: >> +1, I'd be interested in your talk. >> >>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 4:40 PM Sergey Alexashenko >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hey David, >>> >>> Sorry, I must have not been clear. I do not intend to present theories from >>> neuroscience, just evidence. For example, we now know that inhibitory >>> neurons can block off information input to an excitatory neuron's cell body >>> from one specific dendrite. That seems like it could be important, but HTM >>> has no way to account for that. There are a few other similar mechanics. >>> >>> Obviously, I have theories about these behaviors (and so do other people), >>> but I do not want to present them for similar reasons to those in your >>> email. >>> >>> What are your thoughts on that approach? >>> >>> Sergey >>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 4:18 PM, David Ray <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> Sergey, >>>> >>>> Can you put it in context - show how the contrary opinions actually >>>> demonstrate computational viability - and not just someone's opinions? >>>> Show how the challenging theories have a computational model which >>>> illustrates a more efficient likelihood of prediction accuracy? Because If >>>> all the challenging theories do is propose a theory, then how is it a >>>> contribution considering HTM theory yields actual results. >>>> >>>> So personally I'm not interested unless the theory can demonstrate an >>>> increase in cognitive resolution. >>>> >>>> But that's just me... >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Oct 26, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Sergey Alexashenko >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hey everyone, >>>>> >>>>> Do you think there would be any interest in a short talk on some >>>>> neuroscience challenges to HTM theory? I am specifically thinking about >>>>> dendritic computation, role of inhibitory neurons and non-Hebbian >>>>> plasticity. I know this sounds dense, but I am reasonably sure I can make >>>>> it sound accessible to people who have only On Intelligence and the white >>>>> paper as their background. >>>>> >>>>> Sergey >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 26, 2015 3:22 PM, "Fergal Byrne" <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Yes, either Matt will get a recording, or the speaker will, or someone >>>>>> will come and use their own camera/mike. Or best, all of these. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:44 PM, Marcus Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> Will these talks be recorded? I vote for "yes". >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> Thanks Fergal, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Please edit this wiki document: >>>>>>>> https://github.com/numenta/nupic/wiki/HTM-Challenge-Community-Meetup-Planning >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------- >>>>>>>> Matt Taylor >>>>>>>> OS Community Flag-Bearer >>>>>>>> Numenta >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Fergal Byrne >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> > Thanks Matt for organising the Hangout this morning/afternoon. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > The Community Meetup on Friday, November 13th [1] is hosted by >>>>>>>> > Numenta but >>>>>>>> > is our day. Please have your say in designing and shaping how the >>>>>>>> > day works. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > The current proposal is a mixture of longish talks (40-50mins plus >>>>>>>> > Q&A) and >>>>>>>> > lightning talks (5-15mins plus Q&A). >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > We have so far pencilled in two long-form talks: >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > 1. Donna Dubinsky (Numenta co-founder and CEO) on the "Business of >>>>>>>> > HTM" >>>>>>>> > 2. Me on "Symphony from Synapses: Neocortex as a Universal >>>>>>>> > Dynamical Systems Modeller" >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > We have from 3pm until 9ish, so there's plenty of room for talks of >>>>>>>> > both >>>>>>>> > types. I'd personally enjoy a good mixture of a few more long-form >>>>>>>> > and a >>>>>>>> > good number of swift talks. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Matt is going to set up a Wiki page for this (he'll post a link >>>>>>>> > here), so >>>>>>>> > please jump in with your talk proposals - specify approx length of >>>>>>>> > the talk >>>>>>>> > so we can figure out how to schedule them. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > For those who cannot attend in person, we'll hopefully organise a >>>>>>>> > webcast/hangout way to deliver your contribution. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > This is all subject to objections/amendments from you guys, nothing >>>>>>>> > is set >>>>>>>> > in stone. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Regards, >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Fergal Byrne >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > [1] http://www.meetup.com/numenta/events/224711563/ >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Fergal Byrne, Brenter IT @fergbyrne >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > http://inbits.com - Better Living through Thoughtful Technology >>>>>>>> > http://ie.linkedin.com/in/fergbyrne/ - https://github.com/fergalbyrne >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Founder of Clortex: HTM in Clojure - >>>>>>>> > https://github.com/nupic-community/clortex >>>>>>>> > Co-creator @OccupyStartups Time-Bombed Open License >>>>>>>> > http://occupystartups.me >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Author, Real Machine Intelligence with Clortex and NuPIC >>>>>>>> > Read for free or buy the book at >>>>>>>> > https://leanpub.com/realsmartmachines >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > e:[email protected] t:+353 83 4214179 >>>>>>>> > Join the quest for Machine Intelligence at http://numenta.org >>>>>>>> > Formerly of Adnet [email protected] http://www.adnet.ie >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> Fergal Byrne, Brenter IT @fergbyrne >>>>>> >>>>>> http://inbits.com - Better Living through Thoughtful Technology >>>>>> http://ie.linkedin.com/in/fergbyrne/ - https://github.com/fergalbyrne >>>>>> >>>>>> Founder of Clortex: HTM in Clojure - >>>>>> https://github.com/nupic-community/clortex >>>>>> Co-creator @OccupyStartups Time-Bombed Open License >>>>>> http://occupystartups.me >>>>>> >>>>>> Author, Real Machine Intelligence with Clortex and NuPIC >>>>>> Read for free or buy the book at https://leanpub.com/realsmartmachines >>>>>> >>>>>> e:[email protected] t:+353 83 4214179 >>>>>> Join the quest for Machine Intelligence at http://numenta.org >>>>>> Formerly of Adnet [email protected] http://www.adnet.ie > > > > -- > Felix Andrews / 安福立 > http://www.neurofractal.org/felix/
