Gary Marcus

@GaryMarcus "search a different part of model space" is not a testable proposal, nor your whole book from 2001 is. I wanted to hear what that different part is, in equations or pseudo code.

ps 2001 book proposed many specific problems ranging from generalizing low frequency default morphology to acquiring universally quantified one to one mappings to tracking identity and properties of individuals over time. community really has not engaged in any of these.

This is a red herring. Problem proposals are not solution proposals.

Problem proposals are a key part of the scientific method though: through them we present falsifiable hypotheses in order to try to verify them. Lots of work goes into the precise definition of a hypothesis, which is perhaps where a little more detail is needed in Gary's problems

Yes of course. I'm more concerned with the subtle switch of argument, though. What starts as a request for a model description (*any* model description, at this point) quickly becomes a debate about whether others are focusing on the right problem

i just posted two detailed tweets about specific desiderata for models; the field might benefit if you would engage in their substance and plausibility rather than meta issues.

Actually proposing a solution to a problem is a meta issue?

no, but parsing switches in arguments and trying to undermine my credentials are meta tactics that don’t engage in my specific proposal. folks like you feign interest and then don’t engage when i give you a list of concrete claims. it’s not ultimately a good look.