RE: [singularity] Re: Revised version of Jaron Lanier's thought experiment.

2008-03-05 Thread John G. Rose
From: Matt Mahoney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- John G. Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there really a bit per synapse? Is representing a synapse with a bit an accurate enough simulation? One synapse is a very complicated system. A typical neural network simulation uses several bits

Re: [singularity] Re: Revised version of Jaron Lanier's thought experiment.

2008-03-05 Thread Richard Loosemore
Matt Mahoney wrote: --- John G. Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there really a bit per synapse? Is representing a synapse with a bit an accurate enough simulation? One synapse is a very complicated system. A typical neural network simulation uses several bits per synapse. A Hopfield net

Re: [singularity] Re: Revised version of Jaron Lanier's thought experiment.

2008-03-05 Thread Richard Loosemore
Matt Mahoney wrote: --- Richard Loosemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matt Mahoney wrote: --- John G. Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there really a bit per synapse? Is representing a synapse with a bit an accurate enough simulation? One synapse is a very complicated system. A typical

Re: [singularity] Re: Revised version of Jaron Lanier's thought experiment.

2008-03-05 Thread Matt Mahoney
--- Richard Loosemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matt Mahoney wrote: --- John G. Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there really a bit per synapse? Is representing a synapse with a bit an accurate enough simulation? One synapse is a very complicated system. A typical neural network

Re: [singularity] Re: Revised version of Jaron Lanier's thought experiment.

2008-03-05 Thread Matt Mahoney
--- Richard Loosemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matt Mahoney wrote: I was referring to Landauer's estimate of long term memory learning rate of about 2 bits per second. http://www.merkle.com/humanMemory.html This does not include procedural memory, things like visual perception and

Re: [singularity] Re: Revised version of Jaron Lanier's thought experiment.

2008-03-05 Thread Eric B. Ramsay
Matt Mahoney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [For those not familiar with Richard's style: once he disagrees with something he will dispute it to the bitter end in long, drawn out arguments, because nothing is more important than being right.] What's the purpose for this comment? If the people here

Re: [singularity] Re: Revised version of Jaron Lanier's thought experiment.

2008-03-05 Thread Matt Mahoney
--- Eric B. Ramsay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matt Mahoney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [For those not familiar with Richard's style: once he disagrees with something he will dispute it to the bitter end in long, drawn out arguments, because nothing is more important than being right.]