BI 034 Tony Zador: How DNA and Evolution Can Inform AI

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Tony and I talk about his idea that AI should take inspiration from DNA. That is, DNA through evolution can be thought of as a compressed bottleneck of learned innate information for our brains to start with, unlike the tabula rasa deep learning systems in vogue these days. We also talk about his experiences starting the COSYNE conference, his work with auditory decision making in rodents, how he plans to revolutionize neuroscience using DNA barcodes to solve the connectome, and more.