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DNA AS HABITAT. “This change in perspective from molecules to agent-based behaviour will look at interactions of RNA viruses, DNA viruses, RNA-DNA viruses, viral swarms, and sub-viral groups like any ligated RNA stem loop groups that cooperate and coordinate (regulate) within cellular genomes as replication-relevant co-players.” https://lnkd.in/dWwkKpD View in LinkedIn

MEMORY AND IMAGINATION. "During the past few years, there has been a dramatic increase in research examining the role of memory in imagination and future thinking. This work has revealed striking similarities between remembering the past and imagining or simulating the future, including the finding that a common brain network underlies both memory and imagination." (Google Deepmind). https://lnkd.in/daaAAYt View in LinkedIn

GAME TEST. "We tested this agent on the challenging domain of classic Atari 2600 games. We demonstrate that the deep Q-network agent, receiving only the pixels and the game score as inputs, was able to surpass the performance of all previous algorithms and achieve a level comparable to that of a professional human games tester across a set of 49 games, using the same algorithm, network architecture and hyperparameters." (Google Deepmind). https://lnkd.in/daWaSDk View in LinkedIn

SO ENDS this original contribution to biology from a philosopher. In particular, the transition from complex chemistry to life, abiogenesis, is at the heart of this. Identification of self, and cooperation are two clear themes. This is not Kipling’s “nature red in tooth and claw” nor the jungle of competition from Darwin, but a more modern synthesis of what drives evolution. View in LinkedIn

SO ENDS this original contribution to biology from a philosopher. In particular, the transition from complex chemistry to life, abiogenesis, is at the heart of this. Identification of self, and cooperation are two clear themes. This is not Kipling’s “nature red in tooth and claw” nor the jungle of competition from Darwin, but a more modern synthesis of what drives evolution. View in LinkedIn

EPIGENETIC SIGNATURES. “The deep grammar depends on how the superficial syntax is marked: in the genetic code by epigenetic imprintings or in sign sequences of utterances by gestures and emphasis. In all cases the hidden deep grammar decides whether a competent recipient can understand the intended meaning of the sender or not.” https://lnkd.in/dWwkKpD View in LinkedIn

GRAMMAR DRIVES MEANING. “In natural languages/codes it is not the structure of syntax that determines the meaning of sequences. In nearly all cases it is the hidden deep grammar which determines meaning for the recipient of the message.” http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4160522/ View in LinkedIn

WATSON. "But the success of a computer called Watson in US television quiz show Jeopardy! in 2011 was a nail in the coffin of human superiority. The machine beat two human contestants by answering questions posed in colloquial English, making sense of cultural allusions, metaphors, puns and jokes. If Alan Turing had been given a transcript of the show, would he have spotted the odd one out?" (Google Deepmind). https://lnkd.in/daaAAYt View in LinkedIn

"COMPUTERS OUTPERFORM us in complex mathematical calculations and are better at storing and retrieving data. We accept that they can beat us at chess — once regarded as the apogee of human intellect." (Google Deepmind). https://lnkd.in/daaAAYt View in LinkedIn

BOLTS VS JELLY. "Brain emulation requires cells. Machines can match us in many tasks, but they work differently from networks of nerve cells." (Google Deepmind). https://lnkd.in/daaAAYt View in LinkedIn