Jeff Hawkins和Viviane Clay在访谈中深入探讨了“千脑智能”项目和Jeff Hawkins的著作《千脑：一种新的智能理论》。他们讨论了Mountcastle关于新皮层通用算法的理论、皮层柱及其结构、人工智能感觉系统中的学习模块、新皮层的重新编程、皮层的六层结构、微柱和宏柱、视觉层叠、作为知识表示基础的参考框架、“投票”以达成感知共识，以及该项目与深度学习和LLM方法的区别。此外，还涉及Gibson的“可供性”概念、“Jennifer Aniston神经元”思想、Monte项目的现状、解决根本问题与制作令人印象深刻的演示、避免人工智能系统中的“旧脑”特征等。

🧠 Mountcastle的理论：新皮层存在一种通用算法，所有皮层区域都使用相同的基本计算框架，这为理解大脑功能提供了一个统一的视角。

🏛️ 皮层柱结构：大脑皮层由许多垂直排列的皮层柱组成，这些柱状结构是新皮层处理信息的基本单元。每个皮层柱包含六层不同的神经元，负责不同的信息处理功能。

📍 参考框架：参考框架是知识表示的基础，大脑使用参考框架来理解物体的位置和方向，从而进行预测和规划。这种机制对于理解智能至关重要。

🤖 千脑智能与深度学习：千脑智能项目与深度学习和大型语言模型（LLM）方法不同，它更侧重于理解大脑的真实工作方式，并在此基础上构建更智能的机器。千脑智能强调大脑皮层的结构和功能，以及参考框架在知识表示中的作用。

Jim talks with Jeff Hawkins and Viviane Clay about the Thousand Brains Project and Jeff's book A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence. They discuss Mountcastle's theory of the neocortex's universal algorithm, cortical columns & their structure, learning modules in AI sensory systems, reprogramming of the neocortex, the 6 layers of cortex, mini-columns & macro-columns, the visual cascade, reference frames as essential for knowledge representation, "voting" for perceptual consensus, how the project differs from deep learning & LLM approaches, William Gibson's concept of affordances, the "Jennifer Aniston neuron" idea, current state of the Monte project, solving fundamental problems vs making impressive demos, avoiding "old brain" traits in AI systems, and much more. Episode Transcript Perceptual Neuroscience: The Cerebral Cortex, Vernon B. Mountcastle On Intelligence, Jeff Hawkins and Sandra Blakeslee (2004) A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence, Jeff Hawkins Monte Project – Open-Source Implementation Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, Nick BostromJeff Hawkins is a scientist whose life-long interest in neuroscience led to the creation of Numenta and its focus on neocortical theory. His research focuses on how the cortex learns predictive models of the world through sensation and movement. In 2002, he founded the Redwood Neuroscience Institute, where he served as Director for three years. The institute is currently located at U.C. Berkeley. Previously, he co-founded two companies, Palm and Handspring, where he designed products such as the PalmPilot and Treo smartphone. Jeff has written two books, On Intelligence (2004 with Sandra Blakeslee) and A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence (2021).Viviane Clay is the director of the Thousand Brains Project. She received her doctorate degree in Cognitive Computing and master’s degree in Cognitive Science at University of Osnabrück in Germany, where she focused on sensorimotor learning as a key aspect in intelligence. She brings to Numenta fifteen years of coding experience, along with her background in neuroscience, psychology, and machine learning.