Summary of The Parameters Of Educability, by Leslie G. Valiant
The Parameters of Educability
by Leslie G. Valiant
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A new computational model called the educability model is proposed to describe humans’ unique ability to create advanced civilizations. Educability refers to the capacity for acquiring and applying knowledge, both in humans and potentially in machines. The model aims to provide a mathematically well-defined framework for understanding human capabilities and machine learning systems. In constructing this model, several parameters must be decided upon, such as memory capacity and clock rate in computers or learning algorithm and dataset used for training in machine learning systems. This paper explores the main parameters of educable systems and their broader implications. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary A new computer model is trying to understand what makes humans special – we can create advanced civilizations! The model looks at how humans learn and use knowledge, both in ourselves and in machines that might one day be able to do things like us. To make this model work, we need to decide on some important settings, just like with computers or machine learning systems. This short paper talks about what these settings are and why they matter. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning
