Re:AI winter is well on its way
by sheeshkebab on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @12:15AM
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Deep learning maybe not the complete answer to gai, but it’s moving down the right path. Computers though are still years/decades away from approaching human brain power and efficiency, so my take is that current ai hype is 10 years too early - a good time to get in.
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> but it’s moving down the right path
Time will tell. I think DL is amazing, but is no the right path towards solving problems such as autonomy. I think if you enter this field today, you should definitely take a look at other methods than DL. I actually spent a few years reading neuroscience. It was painful, and I certainly can't tell I learned how the brain works, but I'm pretty certain it has nothing to do with DL.
Re:AI winter is well on its way
by bigger_cheese on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @01:56AM
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A lot of people said the same thing in the '90's about "Neural Networks". Senior colleagues of mine have vivid memories of consultants coming in then saying much the same thing "in 10 years this will completely revolutionize your industry (manufacturing)."
When I first start working in 2004 "data mining" was the big thing and it was going to solve all our problems. Nowadays I'm hearing the same thing again about "Machine Learning".
It's pretty natural to be skeptical people make big promises it ends up being a lot of hot air.