Episode #100
Adam Marblestone — AI is missing something fundamental about the brain
The brain's secret sauce is its reward functions, not its architecture.
December 30, 20251h 49m7 chapters
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What this episode covers
The brain's secret sauce is its reward functions, not its architecture.
Where to start
The brain’s secret sauce is the reward functions, not the architecture
The brain’s secret sauce is the reward functions, not the architecture
Start at 0:00
Amortized inference and what the genome actually stores
Amortized inference and what the genome actually stores
Start at 22:20
Is biological hardware a limitation or an advantage?
Is biological hardware a limitation or an advantage?
Start at 50:31
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Key takeaways
- The brain’s secret sauce is the reward functions, not the architecture
- Amortized inference and what the genome actually stores
- Model-based vs model-free RL in the brain
- Is biological hardware a limitation or an advantage?
- Why a map of the human brain is important