Learning is path-finding
Is one kind of neural circuit required to process visual information, another type to parse speech, and yet another to … Continue reading Learning is path-finding
Tag: epistemology
Reason, Intelligence and Understanding
Not too long ago I came across a compilation of ChatGPT’s mistakes at reasoning [5]. The fact that a language … Continue reading Reason, Intelligence and Understanding
Adventures in a Patternless Universe
“Most observable patterns of nature arise from aggregation of numerous small-scale processes… Aggregation tends to smooth fluctuations.”– S. A. Frank … Continue reading Adventures in a Patternless Universe
Between Mnemosyne and Cassandra
“There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.” Dante Alighieri, Inferno (Canto V) … Continue reading Between Mnemosyne and Cassandra
On Thought
Let’s start with thought. That act of sequence generation, which it is most of the time considered the pinnacle of … Continue reading On Thought
The Brain and the Signal
What sound does a tree falling in a forest make if no one is around to hear it? Answer: none, … Continue reading The Brain and the Signal
Rachael or the legitimacy of memory
It’s been already a few years since I play around in my head with the following situation. I imagine myself … Continue reading Rachael or the legitimacy of memory
Grammatical and Symbolic thoughts
“Having a thought does not mean having an internal representation that is a cleaned up version of the sentence any … Continue reading Grammatical and Symbolic thoughts
The Brain, the language machine
More and more I become convinced that the brain is a big language machine, and most of its function can … Continue reading The Brain, the language machine
Hello, World!
Hi, this is the very first blog post in the Thoughtist. The main motivation for the existence of this blog is … Continue reading Hello, World!
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