Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence.
I do two things. I design mobile computers and I study brains.
The key to artificial intelligence has always been the representation.
I believe consciousness is simply what it feels like to have a neocortex.
In grade school I was taught that the United States is a melting pot. People from all over the world come here for freedom and to pursue a better life. They arrive with next to nothing, work incredibl...
'Dream Act' kids are like all other American kids, with the exception that they have to work harder to excel in school, they live in fear of deportation, and they worry about their future.