Scientific Method as Analogous to Human Perceptual System / Recurrent Neural Network LearningNovember 9, 2015
I've posted earlier about a fascinating realization that I've had: You can use sensory input to a recurrent neural network as a supervised learning problem by making the outputs of the network a prediction of what comes next.
A further realization is that the scientific method is essentially the same thing: You create a model, and make predictions using that model. You then examine the results of an experiment and compare that to your predictions, and adjust your model based on the outcome.
The terms "microcosm" and "macrocosm" come to mind... perhaps what the brain does is a kind of microcosm of the scientific method.
What would a 100 billion dollar "AI" company look like?November 1, 2015
As the world changes, companies spring up to take advantage of those changes. When I think of software, I think of Microsoft. When I think of the Internet, I think of Google. When I think of social media, I think of Facebook. When I think of electric vehicles, I think of Tesla.
What about AI? Folks are increasingly suspicious that the next 30 years will see big gains in the areas of intelligent systems and automation. But if you ask me what company comes to mind in terms of being an "AI giant", none come to mind. Google is perhaps the closest match, but not a great fit for what I'm think of here...
So I'm curious. Will a company spring up (or several) that are able to commercialize intelligent software in a way that produces huge sales and a huge market cap? Will those companies grow to dominate producers of "mere operating systems" or "mere search engines"? Or will one of the big software companies evolve to becomes that AI company?
It's hard to know. Maybe intelligent software will be too pervasive to be marketed by individual companies at grand scale.
But if such a company springs up in the next 30 years, I wouldn't be surprised.
Autopilot: Oh The HumanityOctober 26, 2015
I really had a good chuckle at this video of Howie Mandel trying out Autopilot for the first time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxn7KT_OakAI think this highlights technology at its best: When it bends people's minds and makes them giddy. Just listen to how goofy he gets.
Fun also to listen to his wife express that she wants him to turn it off because she doesn't like it.
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