Will neural nets decompose into evolved symbolic systems? Researchers debate
QuintinPope5 · x · 2026-09-30
tszzl predicts that before capital-S Superintelligence, we'll find neural networks can be decomposed into evolved symbolic systems of sorts. Quintin Pope quips back: "You mean, like, a really big decision tree?" — a pointed exchange on interpretability and whether neural mechanisms reduce to readable symbolic structure.
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