Noam Chomsky: Language, Cognition, and Deep Learning
November 29, 2019
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November 29, 2019
Noam Chomsky: Language, Cognition, and Deep Learning
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Noam Chomsky: Language, Cognition, and Deep Learning
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<p>Noam Chomsky is one of the greatest minds of our time and is one of the most cited scholars in history. He is a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. He has spent over 60 years at MIT and recently also joined the University of Arizona.</p>
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<p>00:00 – Introduction<br />
03:59 – Common language with an alience species<br />
05:46 – Structure of language<br />
07:18 – Roots of language in our brain<br />
08:51 – Language and thought<br />
09:44 – The limit of human cognition<br />
16:48 – Neuralink<br />
19:32 – Deepest property of language<br />
22:13 – Limits of deep learning<br />
28:01 – Good and evil<br />
29:52 – Memorable experiences<br />
33:29 – Mortality<br />
34:23 – Meaning of life</p>
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