From: Joichi Ito MIE

From: Joichi Ito MIE > To: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: Jeff Hawkins Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:36:08 +0000 > Begin forwarded message: > From: Ed Boyden <MIM > > Subject: Re: Jeff Hawkins > Date: August 6, 2015 at 8:33:31 AM PDT > To: Joichi Ito > Reply-To: > I have talked to his second-in-command, Donna Dubinsky. In fact she > guest lectured for my neuroventures class, about their AI/brain > startup, Numenta (she is CEO). > Off the record comments: > One key issue with their work is that it's a model that attempts to > mimic brain maps -- but again, as with the European Human Brain > Project, we don't yet have brain maps. So there are a lot of > assumptions built into their models. > Perhaps as a result, their models haven't done much. I think Numenta > finally kind of gave up on trying to develop big hits with their AI > engine, and open sourced everything, hoping others would sign on: > http://numenta.org/ > But I'm not sure any major outputs have happened yet. > Best, > Ed > On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Joichi Ito <1.1M > wrote: » Have you guys talked to Jeff Hawkins? >> >> Is his AI/brain stuff interesting? >> » - Joi >> >> -- >> Tips for mastering email overload - p1s read - http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4438.html >> » My Blog - » My Photos - » Facebook Profile - » Linkedln Profile - » Twitter - » EFTA00849334 > -- > Ed Boyden, Ph. D. > Leader, Synthetic Neurobiology Group > Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab and McGovern Institute, > Departments of Biological Engineering and Brain and Cognitive Sciences > Co-Director, MIT Center for Neurobiological Engineering > New York Stem Cell Foundation-Robertson Investigator > Massachusetts Institute of Technology > Building EIS: El 5-421, 20 Ames St., Cambridge, MA 02139 (mailing address) > Buildin 46: 46-2171C, 43 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 > email - > phone - (617) 324-3085 > cell - (650) 468-5625 > fax - (617) 253-6285 > Google Hangout - > skype - eboyden3 > web - ht ://s ntheticneurobiolo .org > twitter - Tips for mastering email overload - pls read - http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4438.html My Blog - My Photos - Facebook Profile - Linkedln Profile - Twitter - EFTA00849335