Vicarious is developing a neural network algorithm designed to process data in a way that is similar to a human brain — giving it a computer “imagination.” The company considers its work superior to current Deep Learning processes, as they claim it includes more features that appear in biology — including the ability to envision what the learned information should look like in various scenarios.
In an MIT Technology Review interview, co-founder Dileep George said that “imagination could help computers process language by tying words, or symbols, to low-level physical representations of real-world things. In theory, such a system might automatically understand the physical properties of something like water, for example, which would make it better able to discuss the weather.”
The company has not yet announced any tangible products If successful, they could develop applications for assistive robots that could change the lives of the disabled.
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