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ktpr t1_iz2eya1 wrote

Reply to comment by katprop in [R] The Forward-Forward Algorithm: Some Preliminary Investigations [Geoffrey Hinton] by shitboots

If he mentioned those extrapolations in a psychology or neuroscience conference he would be laughed out of the room. World class expertise in one area does not translate to informed speculation in another.

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Nameless1995 t1_iz2j0ja wrote

Incidentally, Hinton has a lot of professional experience in psychology/cognitive science: https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~hinton/fullcv.pdf

> Jan 76 - Sept 78 Research Fellow Cognitive Studies Program, Sussex University, England Oct 78 - Sept 80 Visiting Scholar Program in Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego Oct 80 - Sept 82 Scientific Officer MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, England Jan 82 - June 82 Visiting Assistant Professor Psychology Department, University of California, San Diego

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ktpr t1_iz2te98 wrote

Impressive. Also the latest multiple month appointment was nearly 40 years ago. Boulder of salt here.

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uotsca t1_iz2vg3b wrote

Hinton was educated at King's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts in experimental psychology.

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kebabmybob t1_iz3n3gc wrote

Cog sci stuff is all sophistry of this exact flavor. With respect to neuroscience you might be right.

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