Open letter to @ylecun: I have been explicit that I believe that symbol-manipulation is part of the solution to AGI; Hinton has ridiculed that idea. Where do you fit in? With me? W Hinton? If in between, where? The field would benefit from a clear statement of your view.https://twitter.com/tabithagold/status/1070736319901519876 …
Beyond that, you have at least twice in one tweet put words in my mouth that are incorrect; I wasn’t calling for a popularity contest, not objecting to an explicated view that was contrary to mine. I was welcoming such a view, so long as it was made explicit and clear.
Geoffery Hinton explains the difference between symbolic AI and deep learning to great applause from the