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The Importance of Converging Ideas and Understanding Human Intelligence
34:12 - 46:47 (12:35)
The ability of humans to converge towards an idea together and the study of brain damage after World War I started the quest of understanding human intelligence. It's important to pay attention to both the structure of the environment and the cognizing system when creating a human-like intelligence.
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The ability of large numbers of humans to hold and converge towards an idea together is fundamental to every aspect of our cognition and intelligence, according to Yuval Harari.
34:12 - 37:50 (03:38)
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The ability of large numbers of humans to hold and converge towards an idea together is fundamental to every aspect of our cognition and intelligence, according to Yuval Harari. Viewing groups of people as a single intelligent organism is an interesting avenue for understanding the human mind, especially in the context of reinforcement learning.
ChapterThe Importance of Converging Ideas and Understanding Human Intelligence
Episode#106 – Matt Botvinick: Neuroscience, Psychology, and AI at DeepMind
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast highlights the significance of placing equal focus on the structure of the environment in order to understand human intelligence and build human-like AI.
37:50 - 40:33 (02:43)
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This podcast highlights the significance of placing equal focus on the structure of the environment in order to understand human intelligence and build human-like AI. This is exemplified by DeepMind's self-play mechanism which attributes to the agent's competitive behavior and its effective learning abilities.
ChapterThe Importance of Converging Ideas and Understanding Human Intelligence
Episode#106 – Matt Botvinick: Neuroscience, Psychology, and AI at DeepMind
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
World War I led neuropsychologists to study brain damage in order to identify the functions of different brain regions.
40:35 - 44:55 (04:20)
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World War I led neuropsychologists to study brain damage in order to identify the functions of different brain regions. This research paved the way for understanding the prefrontal cortex.
ChapterThe Importance of Converging Ideas and Understanding Human Intelligence
Episode#106 – Matt Botvinick: Neuroscience, Psychology, and AI at DeepMind
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The prefrontal cortex helps in overriding habits and allows for correct judgment even in unusual situations.
45:00 - 46:47 (01:47)
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The prefrontal cortex helps in overriding habits and allows for correct judgment even in unusual situations. It allows humans to bear unusual contexts and reason about appropriate behavior.