Why Systems Neuroscientists Should Stay Quiet on NeuroAI: A Philosophical Case
KordingLab · x · 2026-10-20
Systems neuroscientist Konrad Kording published a Substack essay, "Why We Systems Neuroscientists Should (Usually) Be Quietists: The Philosophical Logic of NeuroAI," responding to David Barack.
The piece argues from a philosophical-logic standpoint that systems neuroscientists should generally adopt a "quietist" stance in NeuroAI debates — holding back from quick judgments about whether AI understands the brain or can replace neuroscientific explanation.
The full argument is in the long-form post; the core is an epistemological debate over the boundaries of the neuroscience–AI intersection.
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