Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) The Fabric of Knowledge - David Spivak
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Sep 5, 2024 
David Spivak, a mathematician specializing in category theory, explores thought-provoking ideas about intelligence, creativity, and knowledge. He breaks down category theory into accessible concepts and discusses the role of embodiment in learning. Spivak examines how artificial intelligence impacts human thought and creativity, emphasizing open-endedness in problem-solving. He also highlights the significance of language in shaping our understanding and facilitating collective intelligence. It's a deep dive into how abstract ideas interact with real-world applications.
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Category Theory Explained
- Category theory, invented in the 1940s, describes systems of relationships between things.
- It makes obvious mathematical relationships explicit, clarifying complex systems like numbers or sets.
Abstraction and Knowledge
- Abstraction extracts repeatable elements from concrete situations, enabling broader application and understanding.
- It involves pulling back to general concepts and then applying them back to specific situations for problem-solving.
Collective Sensemaking
- All sensemaking is collective, whether between people or neurons in a brain.
- It involves giving accounts in a shared language, settling discrepancies, and stabilizing understanding.
