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The Alien Mind of AI (Robert Wright & Steven Pinker)

The Wright Show

CHAPTER

Exploring AI Approaches and Cognitive Processes

This chapter explores the contrast between the symbolic rule-based approach and neural network deep learning in AI, touching on historical connections to the neurosymbolic approach and collaborative efforts with Gary Marcus. It highlights the ability to make associations and reason with statements, using verb conjugation as an illustrative example and testing large language models against diverse scenarios to demonstrate progress over past models.

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