Sound is representationally richer than vision, and computers hear in the dark ages
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-10-31
Joseph Jacks argues that sound's representational density is far richer than vision: hearing something activates a vast, endlessly recombined tapestry of visual memories. In his view, the way computers understand sound today is still in the dark ages, implying huge headroom for audio modeling.
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