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Brains@Bay: A Meetup on Brain-Inspired Machine Learning Algorithms
July 07, 2021
Are you a machine learning researcher looking for better learning algorithms? Interested in how neuroscience research can help inform the development of artificial intelligence systems? Brains@Bay may be the Meetup group for you! Brains@Bay is a meetup hosted by Numenta with the goal of bringing together experts and practitioners at the intersection of neuroscience and AI.
A Conversation on A Thousand Brains and Pedagogy: Exploring Narrative Argument with Big Ideas
May 12, 2021
How can we apply the ideas of a Thousand Brains Theory to pedagogy? We talked to Dr. Michael Riendeau and his two students, Ranger Fair and Jacob Shalmi from Eagle Hill School about how the theory can be beneficial to educators and students.
Comparing Hinton’s GLOM Model to Numenta’s Thousand Brains Theory
April 26, 2021
We’ve been getting a lot of questions lately as to the differences between Hinton’s GLOM model and Numenta’s Thousand Brains Theory. In this blog, we will outline the commonalities and main differences of both models at a high level.
Why Neural Networks Forget, and Lessons from the Brain
February 04, 2021
In this post, Karan describes the technicalities of why neural networks do not learn continually, briefly discusses how the brain is thought to succeed at learning task after task, and finally highlights some exciting work in the machine learning community that builds on fundamental principles of neural computation to alleviate catastrophic forgetting.
Q&A with Niels Leadholm, Numenta Visiting Scholar 2020
January 13, 2021
Designed to promote collaboration, our Visiting Scholar Program lets researchers and professors spend time at our offices and learn about Numenta’s work in depth while continuing their normal research. As one of Numenta’s first “virtual” interns, I asked Niels Leadholm to share his work and experience interning at Numenta.
On the Lighter Side: Numenta’s Picks for Brainy Entertainment
April 14, 2020
In this blog post, Numenta employees share their recommendations for brain-related movies, books, podcasts, and more. If you’re looking for new content to consume, read this post to get the top picks from the Numenta team.