BI 028 Sam Gershman: Free Energy Principle & Human Machines

Brain Inspired

Feb 19 2019 | 01:14:09

00:00 / 01:14:09

Show Notes

Show notes:

Sam's Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab.
Follow Sam on Twitter: @gershbrain.
The papers we discuss:
- What does the free energy principle tell us about the brain?
- Building machines that learn and think like people.
  - A video summarizing that work.
The book Sam recommended: What Is Thought by Eric Baum.

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