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Re:Show HN: ARC Prize – a $1M+ competition towards open AGI ... by llm_trw on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @02:58AM (#40655371)
>The optimization process that trained the human brain is called evolution

A human brain that doesn't get visual stimulus at the critical age between 0 and 3 years old will never be able to tell the difference between a cat and a dog because it will be forevermore blind.

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Re:Show HN: ARC Prize – a $1M+ competition towards open AGI ... by ben_w on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @07:06AM (#40656688)
Commonly believed, but not so: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070220021337.h...

I heard a similar case before I did my A-levels, so at least 22 years ago, where the person had cateracts removed and it took a while to learn to see, something about having to touch a statue (of a monkey?) before being able to recognise monkeys?

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