amodal representation language of thought sensorimotor system language composability grounded language learning move up the abstraction ladder unsupervised learning models causality surprise learning abstract learning predictive coding/ predictive processing attention models feature extraction computational representations of emotion
Research template
Why X is important History of X Famous papers about X Top researchers in X Examples of X in real life how would you test X: test suite, unit tests, formal test, etc definition of X past failures of X fundamental characteristics of X, describe X in as much detail as possible. ideas for new… Continue reading Research template
Examples of concepts that are grounded in the physical world
All concepts have their root in the physical world. You could say they are grounded in the real world. Here are examples of that: “rough“ Physical meaning: having an uneven or irregular surface Abstract examples: He’s in a rough situation. – rough things are uneven and not smooth, not as easy “tough” Physical definition: able… Continue reading Examples of concepts that are grounded in the physical world
adjectives and nouns are composable
You can take any adjective and apply it to any noun and although the result may not make sense, the mind can imagine or change the meaning enough that the combination could make sense. Examples: fast dog – it can run faster than average ugly dog – looks uglier than the average dog, subjective. smart… Continue reading adjectives and nouns are composable
We can brute force AGI with a realistic physics simulator
“An unknown, but potentially large, fraction of animal and human intelligence is a direct consequence of the perceptual and physical richness of our environment, and is unlikely to arise without it”. – John Locke (1632-1704) As we already know, AGI is probably the hardest problem mankind can work on and we do not have a… Continue reading We can brute force AGI with a realistic physics simulator
An exploration on the minimum requirements for a simulator to teach computers grounded meaning
what is the minimum physics emulation needed for grounded learning Some form of ener A body is needed for the agent to separate itself from environment. Touch sensors on the body to interact with objects. This would enable some form 2 pincers on a hand to grab and hold objects. Pain The agent would need… Continue reading An exploration on the minimum requirements for a simulator to teach computers grounded meaning
What do all these different versions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) mean?
There are many variations of the word AI thrown around and I just want to clarify the differences. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) AGI is the goal of building AI systems. Humans want to build Artificial General Intelligences that can do a wide variety of tasks just like humans can do. This has been the goal… Continue reading What do all these different versions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) mean?
Work in airplane mode as often as you can
For me, I find the most productive time is when I work without any connection to the internet. It helps me focus my energy on thinking and planning, reduces my temptations to randomly check things online, not chat, and waste time. This only works if you are a knowledge or office worker. I go so… Continue reading Work in airplane mode as often as you can
“The EOS Life” book review
Gino Wickman has a book called “The EOS Life” that I just finished reading. I love his writing style and have devoured most of his books and processes. If you read any of his other EOS (Entrepreneur Operating System) books, a lot of the material will be familiar to you. He basically takes the EOS… Continue reading “The EOS Life” book review
Dealing with politics at work
I finally can write about a colleague I dealt with a few years ago. I’ll call him Billy. I wanted to write about it because it was the first time I had to deal with politics and it impacted some of my work. So here are my lessons and things I learned from working with… Continue reading Dealing with politics at work