Re:Artificial intelligence pioneer says we need to start over
by eanzenberg on Friday September 15, 2017 @02:52PM
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How >>Humans also learn from extremely small amounts of data. (Sometimes they learn badly, but they can change their minds, or not if they still manage to navigate the world.)
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What does this mean? That 18 years of schooling is a "small amount of data"? Do you think you show 2 pictures of an airplane to a child and they know what an airplane is? Do you even have kids?
I think you are severely underestimating humans, and probably animals too.
People have multiple modes of learning. You can try to get an A in school ("optimize" for the objective function), but you also might be skeptical of what the teacher tells you. Likewise you might be skeptical of what you read in a book.
You can also correct the teacher based on common sense and what you already know.
Currently, a computer can do no such thing. I think he's right that there is a fundamental difference.
Humans also learn from extremely small amounts of data. (Sometimes they learn badly, but they can change their minds, or not if they still manage to navigate the world.)