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On Intelligence
How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines
Book • 2005
In 'On Intelligence,' Jeff Hawkins, with the help of Sandra Blakeslee, outlines his memory-prediction framework theory of the brain.
This theory posits that the brain is a hierarchical, predictive system that uses memory to make continuous predictions about future events.
Hawkins argues that current approaches to artificial intelligence are flawed because they do not understand the fundamental principles of how the brain works.
He explains how the neocortex, the seat of intelligence, operates through a hierarchical structure, making predictions based on associative memory.
The book discusses the implications of this theory for neuroscience, the development of intelligent machines, and our understanding of human behavior and cognition.
This theory posits that the brain is a hierarchical, predictive system that uses memory to make continuous predictions about future events.
Hawkins argues that current approaches to artificial intelligence are flawed because they do not understand the fundamental principles of how the brain works.
He explains how the neocortex, the seat of intelligence, operates through a hierarchical structure, making predictions based on associative memory.
The book discusses the implications of this theory for neuroscience, the development of intelligent machines, and our understanding of human behavior and cognition.
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Mentioned in 19 episodes
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as a book that changed his thinking about how the brain works.


Dave Asprey

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, alongside the author's newer book, to explore brain science and how the mind works.

Kent Daniel

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' books, detailing his work on reverse-engineering the neocortex and proposing AI architectures inspired by the human brain.


Lex Fridman

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Dave Asprey

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's new book.


Lex Fridman

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' earlier work on intelligence.

Jim Rutt

Jeff Hawkins

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when discussing a book that helped him understand human cognition.

Geordie Rose

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in relation to a book on intelligence.


Donald Knuth

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as a favorite brain book, arguing that our brains are prediction machines.


Dave Asprey

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's 2004 book, influential in the field of neuroscience.


David Eagleman

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as a classic book that impacted his views on building minds.

Connor Leahy

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as a book that lays out a theory of intelligence.


Ben Thompson

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Curtis Feeny: A Master Networker on how to build meaningful connections.
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as a book explaining how the brain works and providing insights into artificial intelligence.


Jung Bell

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as a recently read book.


Preston Pysh

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to define intelligence as the ability to predict, which is related to compression.

Connor Leahy

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's two books on intelligence and AI.


Sam Harris

Jeff Hawkins

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, who considered it to be the best thing ever after reading it.

Suzanne Gildert

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when discussing his previous work at Numenta and the consistency of his higher-level ideas with Hawkins' book.

Dileep George

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