NeuroAI work clarifies CNN vs transformer brain models — transformers win in interesting ways
dyamins · x · 2026-11-13
Neuroscience posits a canonical microcircuit subserving all cortical computation; in AI, neural networks universally underlie intelligent behavior. New work by @itsysxx and @dyamins asks whether computational motifs converge between natural and artificial intelligence. Dyamins notes that the relationship between CNNs and transformers as brain models has long been muddy, but the underlying picture is now coming into focus — transformers beat CNNs in interesting ways. A cross-disciplinary research discussion.
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