Neither neural networks nor the language-of-thought alone make a complete game

Cognitive science has evolved since early disputes between radical empiricism and radical nativism. The authors are reacting to the revival of radical empiricism spurred by recent successes in deep neural network (NN) models. We agree that language-like mental representations (language-of-thoughts [...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2023-09, Vol.46, p.e285-e285, Article e285
Main Authors: Oved, Iris, Krishnaswamy, Nikhil, Pustejovsky, James, Hartshorne, Joshua K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Language
Neural networks
Open Peer Commentary
Paralysis
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Summary:Cognitive science has evolved since early disputes between radical empiricism and radical nativism. The authors are reacting to the revival of radical empiricism spurred by recent successes in deep neural network (NN) models. We agree that language-like mental representations (language-of-thoughts [LoTs]) are part of the best game in town, but they cannot be understood independent of the other players.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X23001954