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Google Brain's Co-inventor Tells Why He's Building Chinese Neural Networks
An anonymous reader writes "Here's an interview with Andrew Ng, former leader of Google Brain, discussing Baidu, Deep Learning, computer neural networks, and AI. An interesting excerpt from the interview on biological vs. computer neural networks: "A single 'neuron' in a neural network is an incredibly simple mathematical function that captures a minuscule fraction of the complexity of a biological neuron. So to say neural networks mimic the brain, that is true at the level of loose inspiration, but really artificial neural networks are nothing like what the biological brain does."
If the 'neuron' of machine learning is so very different from a biological neuron, why are people insisting on calling it a 'neuron'.
You could say the same about the 'wing' of an airplane and a biological wing. The wing of a hummingbird or mosquito is vastly more complicated and capable than the wing of a 747. It provides thrust as well as lift, can do a vertical takeoff without a runway, and can go instantly from forward flight to hovering. On the other hand, a hummingbird can't go from SFO to Narita in 8 hours.