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Neuroscientist Gerald Edelman (who works on robotic consciousness) explains why brains and computers are not analogous.
To function, a computer must receive unambiguous input signals. But signals to various sensory receptors of the brain are not so organized; the world (which is not carved beforehand into prescribed categories) is not a piece of coded tape.
Gerald Edelman, Second Nature: Brain Science and Human Knowledge, 2006. pg.21
An Te Liu in Empire of Dreams, Phenomenology of the built environment, Contemporary Artists from Toronto at the MOCCA, 952 Queen Street W., Toronto. Until Aug. 15, 2010.
Curated By David Liss.
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The function of syntax is a central problem for computational neuroscience. For many years, artificial intelligence (AI) was the holy grail for both computer engineers and neuroscientists who wanted to unlock the secrets of consciousness. Working with Chomskian ideas of universal grammar, it was believed that meaning in the brain was derived in a similar way to meaning in a sentence. The syntactical structure of a sentence can be broken down into components which are then computed in combination to produce a composite unit of knowledge or understanding. Following from this, a detailed understanding of the component structures of the brain and how they interrelate should make it possible to create an analogous structure with computer circuits that would result in a thinking machine. Unfortunately that particular project (1st-wave AI) failed.
Josh Thorpe in Empire of Dreams, Phenomenology of the built environment, Contemporary Artists from Toronto at the MOCCA, 952 Queen Street W., Toronto. Until Aug. 15, 2010.
Curated By David Liss.
Subtractive Mural for MOCCA (after Asher and Huyghe) 2010 layers of latex paint removed to reveal historical wall colours 2005-2008
Oh shit, I forgot that RMV hated horses, and there I go posting a horse, damn. Now what do I do. Fuck. The stupid thing is up there taunting him and I'm no help at all. Fuckety.
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