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COGS GU4050 Natural and Artificial Neural Networks. 3.00 points.

Artificial neural networks can do amazing things. They can play chess, recognize faces, predict human behavior, learn language, and create art. Natural neural networks -- that is to say, brains -- can do many of the same things, often a little more clumsily. But, unlike artificial networks, they can switch seamlessly between two tasks, learn to perform them without supervision, and do not need to be told to -- actually, they can choose to refuse. Brains provided the initial inspiration for the artificial networks, which is why we call them 'artificial neural networks.' But how deep are the similarities between the two? Do they share more than a few abilities, a similar structure, and a common nomenclature?

Spring 2022: COGS GU4050
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
COGS 4050 001/00709 T 1:10pm - 3:40pm
Room TBA
John Morrison, Christos Papadimitriou 3.00 5/20