Summary of Inference Of Abstraction For a Unified Account Of Reasoning and Learning, by Hiroyuki Kido
Inference of Abstraction for a Unified Account of Reasoning and Learning
by Hiroyuki Kido
First submitted to arxiv on: 14 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper presents a unified theory of probabilistic inference for reasoning and learning, inspired by Bayesian approaches in neuroscience. By modeling how data causes symbolic knowledge in terms of formal logic satisfiability, the authors provide a framework for deriving abstract representations from sensory input. The underlying idea is that reasoning involves selectively ignoring irrelevant information to derive conclusions from data. The paper demonstrates the theoretical correctness of this approach using logical consequence relations and its empirical correctness on the MNIST dataset. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper creates a new way to understand how we learn and reason by drawing parallels with brain function. It shows how our brains use data to create abstract ideas, like selectively ignoring some information to make sense of what’s important. The researchers tested their idea using a famous handwriting recognition test (MNIST) and found it worked well. This could help us better understand how we think and learn. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Inference
