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What I Read: Machine Learning, Not Like Brain

By Andrew Fairless on January 31, 2023December 4, 2022

https://www.kdnuggets.com/2022/11/inescapable-conclusion-machine-learning-like-brain.html The Inescapable Conclusion: Machine Learning Is Not Like Your BrainBy Charles Simon, CEO of FutureAI on November 25, 2022 “The final article in this nine-part series summarizes the manyContinue readingWhat I Read: Machine Learning, Not Like Brain

What I Read: Transformers, Brain

By Andrew Fairless on November 9, 2022September 27, 2022

https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-ai-transformers-mimic-parts-of-the-brain-20220912/ How Transformers Seem to Mimic Parts of the BrainStephen OrnesSeptember 12, 2022 “Neural networks originally designed for language processing turn out to be great models of how our brainsContinue readingWhat I Read: Transformers, Brain

What I Read: Brain-Inspired Hardware

By Andrew Fairless on May 2, 2022April 24, 2022

https://www.quantamagazine.org/ai-overcomes-stumbling-block-on-brain-inspired-hardware-20220217/ AI Overcomes Stumbling Block on Brain-Inspired HardwareAllison WhittenContributing WriterFebruary 17, 2022 “Algorithms that use the brain’s communication signal can now work on analog neuromorphic chips, which closely mimic ourContinue readingWhat I Read: Brain-Inspired Hardware

What I Read: Brains Predict Their Perceptions

By Andrew Fairless on December 28, 2021November 16, 2021

https://www.quantamagazine.org/to-be-energy-efficient-brains-predict-their-perceptions-20211115/ To Be Energy-Efficient, Brains Predict Their PerceptionsAnil AnanthaswamyNovember 15, 2021 “Results from neural networks support the idea that brains are “prediction machines” — and that they work that wayContinue readingWhat I Read: Brains Predict Their Perceptions

What I Read: Neuron Bursts Can Mimic Famous AI Learning Strategy

By Andrew Fairless on November 1, 2021October 24, 2021

https://www.quantamagazine.org/brain-bursts-can-mimic-famous-ai-learning-strategy-20211018/ Neuron Bursts Can Mimic Famous AI Learning StrategyAllison WhittenOctober 18, 2021“A new model of learning centers on bursts of neural activity that act as teaching signals — approximating backpropagation,Continue readingWhat I Read: Neuron Bursts Can Mimic Famous AI Learning Strategy

What I Read: To Learn, Brain Cells Break DNA

By Andrew Fairless on September 18, 2021September 4, 2021

https://www.quantamagazine.org/brain-cells-break-their-dna-to-learn-more-quickly-20210830/ To Learn More Quickly, Brain Cells Break Their DNAJordana CepelewiczStaff WriterAugust 30, 2021 “New work shows that neurons and other brain cells use DNA double-strand breaks, often associated withContinue readingWhat I Read: To Learn, Brain Cells Break DNA

What I Read: The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It Does

By Andrew Fairless on September 11, 2021September 4, 2021

https://www.quantamagazine.org/mental-phenomena-dont-map-into-the-brain-as-expected-20210824/ The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It DoesJordana CepelewiczStaff WriterAugust 24, 2021 “Familiar categories of mental functions such as perception, memory and attention reflect our experience ofContinue readingWhat I Read: The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It Does

What I Read: Weight Banding

By Andrew Fairless on May 5, 2021April 10, 2021

https://distill.pub/2020/circuits/weight-banding/ Weight BandingMichael PetrovChelsea VossLudwig SchubertNick CammarataGabriel GohChris OlahApril 8, 2021DOI 10.23915/distill.00024.009 “Open up any ImageNet conv net and look at the weights in the last layer. You’ll find aContinue readingWhat I Read: Weight Banding

What I Read: Branch Specialization

By Andrew Fairless on May 4, 2021April 10, 2021

https://distill.pub/2020/circuits/branch-specialization/ Branch SpecializationChelsea VossGabriel GohNick CammarataMichael PetrovLudwig SchubertChris OlahApril 5, 2021DOI 10.23915/distill.00024.008 “Branch specialization occurs when neural network layers are split up into branches. The neurons and circuits tend toContinue readingWhat I Read: Branch Specialization

What I Read: Visualizing Weights

By Andrew Fairless on May 3, 2021April 10, 2021

https://distill.pub/2020/circuits/visualizing-weights/ Visualizing WeightsChelsea VossNick CammarataGabriel GohMichael PetrovLudwig SchubertBen EganSwee Kiat LimChris OlahFeb. 4, 2021DOI 10.23915/distill.00024.007 “The problem of understanding a neural network is a little bit like reverse engineering aContinue readingWhat I Read: Visualizing Weights

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