[ExI] new neuron learning theory

[Darin Sunley]

Perceptron-style "neurons" were a simplified caricature of how neurologists
thought neurons /might/ work back in the 70s, even when they were first
implemented.

Time and neurological research hasn't been kind to the comparison.

At this point, the only similarity between the basic elements of
network-based machine learning algorithms and mammalian brain cells is the
name. ML "neurons" are basically pure mathematical abstractions, completely
unmoored from anything biological cells actually do.

On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 12:01 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> https://neurosciencenews.com/dendrite-learning-20492/
>
> 'This changes everything' is trite, but maybe true here.   Notice that AIs
> are programmed according to the old theory of strengthened synapses.  Maybe
> that will change.  bill w
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