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HippoRAG takes cues from the brain to improve LLM retrieval

Ben Dickson — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 06:41:00 +0000

HippoRAG is a technique inspired from the interactions between the cortex and hippocampus to improve knowledge retrieval for large language models (LLM).

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What we learned from the deep learning revolution

Ben Dickson — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Neuroscientist Terry Sejnowski discusses the early struggles of deep learning, its explosion into the mainstream, and the lessons learned from decades of research and development.

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Binary biological circuit: a new concept of self-driving cars

Alex Kostikov — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000

To solve the elusive self-driving car problem, we might want to take another look at nature.

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What is the “forward-forward” algorithm, Geoffrey Hinton’s new AI technique?

Ben Dickson — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000

In a new NeurIPS paper, Geoffrey Hinton introduced the “forward-forward algorithm,” a new learning algorithm for artificial neural networks inspired by the brain.

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Do machines have minds?

Ben Dickson — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000

The Book of Minds, a book by Philip Ball, gives you a framework for looking past your instinctive tendency to view things through the lens of your own mind and experience.

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How to prepare our minds for the information singularity?

Alex Kostikov — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:09:46 +0000

“And may their illusions rest in peace.” Martha Ketro Many of us feel that life is accelerating, and we are not keeping up. We respond to e-mails late, do not have time to respond to posts on social networks, read little, and rarely communicate with relatives and children. In general, we are constantly lagging. We […]

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A gentle introduction to model-free and model-based reinforcement learning

Ben Dickson — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Neuroscientist Daeyeol Lee discusses different modes of reinforcement learning in humans and animals, AI and natural intelligence, and future directions of research.

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Uniting human brains and computers: A new type of AI

Alex Kostikov — Sun, 08 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Why are we on the verge of creating a technology that will combine the computer with the human nervous system into a single complex? How will a person change after connecting with an electronic machine? Can a computer system handle the flood of data from billions of living neurons? I will try to answer these […]

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The AI in a jar

Rich Heimann — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Rich Heimann explores how the philosophy of mind and consciousness has affected AI research.

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Individual artificial intelligence: A new technology that will change our world

Alex Kostikov — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000

By Oleksandr Kostikov “Our consciousness is everything. You become what you think about.” Buddha In the few minutes that you are reading this article, I will tell you about a completely new type of artificial intelligence, I will name the design features and advantages, I will outline the immediate prospects and possible long-term consequences of […]

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The secret of human intelligence

Alex Kostikov — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Creating our intelligence, nature has found a simple and at the same time ingenious solution, which is not devoid of a great mystery.

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Why lifeless AI is not intelligent

Ben Dickson — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000

In "Birth of Intelligence" neuroscientist Daeyeol Lee provides a fresh perspective on the evolution of intelligence and its implications for AI.

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What AI researchers can learn from the self-assembling brain

Ben Dickson — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0000

The Self-Assembling Brain, a book by neurobiology professor Peter Robin Hiesinger, sheds light on a largely ignored aspect of intelligence.

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Artificial intelligence vs neurophysiology: Why the difference matters

Alex Kostikov — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000

By Oleksandr Kostikov On the temple of Apollo in Delphi (Greece), it was written: “Cognosce te Ipsum” (Know thy self). It is important to remember these words for everyone who wants to create artificial intelligence. I continue my series of articles about the nature of human intelligence and the future of artificial intelligence systems. This […]

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Symbiosis instead of evolution: A new idea about the nature of human intelligence

Alex Kostikov — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Intelligence is not the result of gradual evolutionary changes, but an additional functional system that appeared suddenly and did not go through the standard process of evolutionary consolidation.

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DeepMind scientists: Reinforcement learning is enough for general AI

Ben Dickson — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 12:30:00 +0000

In a new paper, scientists at DeepMind suggest that reward maximization and reinforcement learning are enough to develop artificial general intelligence.

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A simple model of the brain provides new directions for AI research

Ben Dickson — Thu, 27 May 2021 13:00:00 +0000

At Google's workshop on the conceptual understanding of deep learning, award-winning computer scientist Christos Papadimitriou discussed brain assemblies and their correspondence with artificial intelligence.

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Understanding the differences between biological and computer vision

Ben Dickson — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Harvard Medical University Professor Gabriel Kreiman discusses biological and computer vision and explains what separates current AI systems from the human visual cortex.

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Is neuroscience the key to protecting AI from adversarial attacks?

Ben Dickson — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Neuroscience-inspired deep learning architectures are more resilient to adversarial attacks, researchers at MIT and IBM have found.

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The link between CAPTCHAs and artificial general intelligence

Ben Dickson — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:00:00 +0000

This article is part of our reviews of AI research papers, a series of posts that explore the latest findings in artificial intelligence. Creating machines that have the general problem–solving capabilities of human brains has been the holy grain of artificial intelligence scientists for decades. And despite tremendous advances in various fields of computer science, artificial […]

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Will artificial intelligence have a conscience?

Ben Dickson — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Does artificial intelligence require moral values? We spoke to Patricia Churchland, neurophilosopher and author of "Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition"

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AI’s struggle to reach “understanding” and “meaning”

Ben Dickson — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:00:11 +0000

Computer scientist Melanie Mitchell breaks down the key elements that could allow artificial intelligence algorithms to grasp the "meaning" of things.

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What is the difference between artificial neural networks and biological brains

Ben Dickson — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:00:45 +0000

Neuroscience professor Anthony Zador discusses what it takes for artificial neural networks to become as efficient as brains in learning things.

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Artificial neural networks are more similar to the brain than they get credit for

Ben Dickson — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:45:39 +0000

Deep neural networks are much closer to the human brain than is popularly believed, researchers at Princeton University argue.

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Can the study of sleep help create better AI models?

Ben Dickson — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:00:33 +0000

The study of sleep and brain activity are helping researchers create artificial intelligence systems that can handle data over long sequences.

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Neuroscience shows what’s right and wrong with AI

Ben Dickson — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:00:10 +0000

Work by neuroscientists and AI researchers at DeepMind and labs in Germany and Greece provides a clear view of what's working in artificial intelligence.

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Non-invasive modulation of the brain

Contributor — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 14:00:32 +0000

By Elisa E. Konofagou Historically, there has been no safe, non-invasive and/or efficient method with deep penetration for modulating the human brain in vivo—stimulating or suppressing certain brain processes in a living person. Ultrasound, however, offers a promising approach, especially when used in combination with other non-invasive techniques. Ultrasound—a decades-proven technique in which the echoes […]

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Kaufmann: Cracking the brain code and creating true AI

Ben Dickson — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:00:02 +0000

Kaufmann, cofounder of Starmind, talks about the current progress of artificial intelligence, how the human brain works and what it takes to create human-grade AI.

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