Suppose for a moment that a neural network does in fact mimic how neurons work. (I am not sold on this, as it is based on 1960s neurology.)
And this learning computer trains, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And after 5 years, it has the speech capabilities of a five-year-old.
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And this learning computer is dramatically more complex than any we have been able to build. Ever. Without comparison.
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And we expect our artificial mimics to come in, despite barely understanding *them*, train for far less time, developing far less ability...
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Using algorithms that were basically invented 50 years ago
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To come in and save humanity from its problems. Would you trust a five year old to negotiate a peace treaty?
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Artificial neural nets, along with other similar machine learning techniques, are wonderful, amazing, useful tools. I love them!
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But can we stop with the comparisons to a biology we do not understand? And the rosy visions of the future that whitewash their limitations?
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Neural nets are not AI. They are not surrogate people. They cannot replace empathy. They follow gradients we can't picture, that's all.
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