Why do you need to add "like a computer", do you mean like a personal computer? If yes, no. But it does compute.
They thought some theory would account for cognition. But the best models are atheoretical currently.
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So it's everywhere in cog sci?
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I'm curious: What do you consider atheorical models, and what theoretical models?
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Deep neural nets built using brute force, not due to understanding how they work. That's not theoretically driven.
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I think there's plenty of theory there, about units of processing, directionality of information flow, connectivity.
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The people who build them say they have no idea. I think the high level theory is lacking IMHO.
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Also no theory attached to the brain and yet the model captures human vision computations.
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But they don't really have "no idea". That's just a turn of phrase. They do understand basic principles of CNN, just not how it all fits >
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<That's true of all model authors to varying degrees, just more extreme with DNN authors. E.g. my comp neuro. models still produce surprises
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These people aren't in cogsci. But I have a feeling we use understand and theory differently.
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