Thinking through AI, Cognition, and Learning Systems

Category: Essays

  • Figments of Unforgettable Memories

    Figments of Unforgettable Memories

    Why do I sometimes forget where I put my phone down? Why can I sometimes not find the word I know exists for a specific situation? Yet, why does this picture always bring back vivid memories of a sunny day with my dad on the shores of Sandbanks Provincial Park? I was only a toddler…

  • A Step Towards More Adaptable Transformers

    A Step Towards More Adaptable Transformers

    Humans can understand and learn, and animals have also demonstrated great learning ability. With this ability to learn, we can also adapt, and I recently read about a kea parrot in New Zealand missing his upper beak, who adapted so successfully that he became the alpha male of his circus. This type of open-ended adaptation…