Baby steps towards biomimetic computing:
In a wide range of experiments involving lollipops, flashing and spinning toys, and music makers, among other props, UC Berkeley researchers are finding that children – at younger and younger ages – are testing hypotheses, detecting statistical patterns and drawing conclusions while constantly adapting to changes.
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Overall, the UC Berkeley researchers say they will apply what they have learned from the exploratory and “probabilistic†reasoning demonstrated by the youngsters in these and other experiments to make computers smarter, more adaptable — and more human.