On Chomsky and the Two Cultures of Statistical Learning

Re:On Chomsky and the Two Cultures of Statistical Learning by m_nyongesa on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:25PM (#35083809)

The major difference between the airplane flying example and the computer language reproduction model example is that we actually understand how aerodynamics and flight work, so we understand very well how an airplane flies (it doesn't just "replicate" flight).

We don't understand how the human brain works so that our minds can acquire language.

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Re:On Chomsky and the Two Cultures of Statistical Learning by wesleychen on Thursday March 09, 2023 @01:04PM (#35084437)

Explanations of how airplanes fly are remarkably similar to explanations of how LNNs work: https://www.wired.com/story/theres-no-one-way-to-explain-how...

You have probably heard of the explanation that the curvature of the airplane's wings generates lift. However, this is wrong (as explained in the article) and can't explain observable phenomena such as planes flying upside down.

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