Map-Territory Fallacy in Computational Theory of Mind

• Scientific tools, like Bayesian inference and predictive coding, are valuable for understanding complex data, such as neural dynamics.
• However, mistaking the model for reality leads to the map-territory fallacy.
• The computational tools used to study the brain do not prescribe the brain's ontology.
• The value of these tools is epistemic, helping us see patterns and generate understanding, not ontological, defining the nature of reality.
• Computational theory of mind often falls into this fallacy, assuming the computational model dictates the brain's structure.