Biological to Artificial and Back: How a Core AI Algorithm May Work in the Brain

In a new paper, some of the brightest minds in AI—including Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of deep learning, and folks at DeepMind, the poster child of neuro-AI crossovers—argue that ideas behind a core algorithm that drives deep learning also operate within the brain. The algorithm, called backpropagation, was the spark that fired up the current revolution of deep learning as the de facto machine learning behemoth. At its core, “backprop” is an extremely effective way to assign blame to connections in artificial neural networks and drive better learning outcomes. While there’s no solid proof yet that the algorithm also operates in the brain, the authors laid out several ideas that neuroscientists could potentially test out in living brain tissue.
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