DakPara

DakPara t1_iwvqgjb wrote

From the paper:

“To approach this problem, we discretize I(s) into piecewise constant segments and obtain the discrete approximation of the integral in terms of the sum of piecewise constant compartments over intervals. This piecewise constant approximation inspired us to introduce an approximate closed-form solution for the integral that is provably tight when the integral appears as the exponent of an exponential decay, which is the case for LTCs. We theoretically justify how this closed-form solution represents LTCs’ ODE semantics and is as expressive (Fig. 1).”

Not quite a math solution, but a great accomplishment if it performs as well as they hope.

10

DakPara t1_iwvpucd wrote

Agreed.

When I opened the paper, I thought they were talking about an elementary function closed-form solution. I thought “Wow, what math sorcery did they use for that !”. Then I read it and they created a provably tight approximation. Good enough to use and computationally efficient. But not the same as a true math solution.

12

DakPara t1_irs5ec2 wrote

I don’t know if anything or anyone else is conscious. All I can see is behavior and project myself on to that. I could be the only conscious entity in the universe for all I know.

Consciousness doesn’t matter in AI. Is Alpha Go conscious? It still makes superhuman Go moves. Many say it plays like an alien.

If an AI can outsmart collective humanity, it is likely conscious in a way we cannot comprehend.

It becomes philosophy at that point.

5