On 24 Aug 2002, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: #Mark A Mandel <mam at theworld.com> writes: #> And let's not forget that despite their name, the software constructs #> that their creators optimistically named "neural nets" probably have #> very little in common with wetware. # #I'm not so sure. They certainly exhibit startlingly wetware-like #properties. I'm thinking especially of some of the artificial insects #that have been built. # #And after all, we *do* understand the neuronal biochemistry pretty #decently. That's simulation of behavior at an insect level. ELIZA can simulate conversation convincingly at a certain level, too. How similar (homeomorphic?) are the innards? How far does it scale toward human cognition? -- Mark A. Mandel