Dietterich: Most Knowledge Requires Environmental Interaction

Thomas Dietterich argues that while some knowledge can be found by pure reasoning, most requires interaction with the environment. He adds that AI capable of designing instruments and running experiments could discover both types of knowledge.

2026-09-09 ~ 2026-09-09 · 2 related posts

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