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#107 – Chris Olah on what the hell is going on inside neural networks

80,000 Hours Podcast

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Neural Networks and Abstract Perception

This chapter explores the surreal and psychedelic effects observed in Deep Dream images and the concept of 'super stimulus' in neural networks. It discusses the intricacies of feature detection and how neural networks process visual information, drawing parallels to human perception. The conversation also delves into the evolution of neural networks to recognize abstract concepts, revealing the complexity of machine reasoning that mirrors human cognitive processes.

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