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A Thousand Brains - A New Theory of Intelligence

Jeff Hawkins

Summary

Jeff Hawkins presents a transformative view of intelligence that challenges traditional understandings and offers a fresh framework for both neuroscience and artificial intelligence. His work synthesizes decades of research and his own pioneering ideas to propose that intelligence arises from a collective set of models formed by the brain's cortical columns, each independently learning and predicting sensory inputs.

  • The Thousand Brains Theory: Intelligence results from thousands of cortical columns each building models of the world, working in parallel to create a unified understanding.
  • Role of Cortical Columns: These microcircuits in the neocortex independently learn complete...

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