AI is mostly about curve fitting (2018) (diginomica.com)

Article summary

The article's content is not available, but the discussion reveals that it likely explores the idea that AI is mostly about curve fitting. Commenters debate the nature of intelligence, consciousness, and whether curve fitting is a form of intelligence. Some argue that general intelligence is about developing conceptual categories and drawing causal inferences, while others see curve fitting as a fundamental aspect of intelligence. The discussion also touches on the relationship between consciousness and computation.

Main themes

• AI and curve fitting
• Nature of intelligence
• Consciousness and computation
• General intelligence
• Pattern recognition
• Complex systems

What commenters say

• Intelligence can be reduced to curve fitting, which is a form of pattern recognition.
• General intelligence requires more than just curve fitting, involving the development of conceptual categories and causal inferences.
• Consciousness may be an emergent property of complex computations, but its nature and relationship to intelligence are still unclear.
• The distinction between curve fitting and true intelligence is not well-defined, and may be a matter of degree rather than kind.
• Some argue that consciousness is not unique to biological organisms and may be present in simpler systems, while others see it as a unique property of complex brains.
• The Church-Turing thesis implies that all computation, including intelligence, can be reduced to a form of curve fitting or pattern matching.
• Others argue that intelligence and consciousness cannot be reduced to simple computational processes, and require a more nuanced understanding of complex systems.