Strange Cosmos by Yarrow Bouchard

Strange Cosmos by Yarrow Bouchard

My mini-ebook, Wondrous Robotic Futures, is available for free

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Jun 07, 2022

With the advent of deep neural networks, AI systems have become neurobiologically plausible models of intelligence. AI researchers and engineers now use a crude but effective metaphor for the human brain (and other animal brains) to accomplish complex, difficult, and economically valuable real-world tasks.

In my new mini-ebook, Wondrous Robotic Futures, I argue that applying cutting-edge deep neural networks in real world robots is a key to unlocking economic comfort and prosperity for all humankind.

It’s available for free on Gumroad. It’s an 18-page PDF.


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