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Re:How deep is the brain? The shallow brain hypothesis by ben_w on Monday October 30, 2023 @06:25AM (#38067636)
> silicone

I've seen this particular mistake a lot recently. New and exciting auto-corrupt from the latest version of iOS?

Given that our brains rewire themselves live, which ANNs can only do by being excessively connected and updating weights to/from zero, silicone (I'm thinking mainly the oil form) may be a better inspiration than lego.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone

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Re:How deep is the brain? The shallow brain hypothesis by mjan22640 on Monday October 30, 2023 @07:15AM (#38067968)
Yes, puzzle pieces would be more accurate than lego.

The bonds that silicone forms do not AFAIK allow as rich variety of polymers as carbon.

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Re:How deep is the brain? The shallow brain hypothesis by ben_w on Monday October 30, 2023 @07:27AM (#38068038)
Silicone, with the e on the end, is the one of the main polymers.
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