Bayes in the age of intelligent machines

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2311.10206v1
• Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:39:54 GMT
• Title: Bayes in the age of intelligent machines
• Authors: Thomas L. Griffiths, Jian-Qiao Zhu, Erin Grant and R. Thomas McCoy
• Abstract summary: We argue that Bayesian models of cognition and artificial neural networks lie at different levels of analysis and are complementary modeling approaches. We also argue that the same perspective can be applied to intelligent machines, where a Bayesian approach may be uniquely valuable.
• Score: 11.613278345297399
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: The success of methods based on artificial neural networks in creating intelligent machines seems like it might pose a challenge to explanations of human cognition in terms of Bayesian inference. We argue that this is not the case, and that in fact these systems offer new opportunities for Bayesian modeling. Specifically, we argue that Bayesian models of cognition and artificial neural networks lie at different levels of analysis and are complementary modeling approaches, together offering a way to understand human cognition that spans these levels. We also argue that the same perspective can be applied to intelligent machines, where a Bayesian approach may be uniquely valuable in understanding the behavior of large, opaque artificial neural networks that are trained on proprietary data.

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