Artificial Vision and Human Perception: Correspondences and Divergences
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AI, deep learning, CNN, neuromythology, abductionAbstract
This research stems from the correlation established between neuroscience and computation with the emergence of connectionism in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research—a relationship that would give rise to contemporary deep learning and, in particular, to convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for computer vision. The hypothesis proposed in this article is that this relationship brought with it a neuromythology underlying the contemporary AI media narrative, according to which we are close to achieving a human-like computational superintelligence. Using CNNs as a case study, the article analyzes the relationships and divergences between computer vision and human perception, with the aim of demystifying this narrative.Downloads
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