84. (Part 2) Intelligence in Nature v. Machine Learning - an Interview with Brit Cruise
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Part 2/2 of the interview with Brit Cruise, creator of the YouTube channel "Art of the Problem," about interesting mathematics,, electrical and computer engineering problems.
In Part 1, we explored what 'intelligence' may be defined as by looking for examples of brains and proto-brains found in nature (including mold, bacteria, fungus, insects, fish, reptiles, and mammals).
In Part 2, we discuss aritifical neural nets and how they are both similar different from human brains, as well as the ever decreasing gap between the two.
Brit's YoutTube Channel can be found here: Art of the Problem - Brit Cruise [https://youtube.com/@ArtOfTheProblem?si=xh7uyOwCUInqfWsC]
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