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Is coding a relevant metaphor for building AI?

Santoro A, Hill F, Barrett D, Raposo D, Botvinick M, Lillicrap T

The Behavioral and brain sciences, 2019

Abstract

Brette contends that the neural coding metaphor is an invalid basis for theories of what the brain does. Here, we argue that it is an insufficient guide for building an artificial intelligence that learns to accomplish short- and long-term goals in a complex, changing environment.

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