Functional Clusters

[From Shannon Williams (960228.13:25)]

Hans Blom, 960227b--

>I think that we need to design neural networks that control.
Right...

>And when we do this, I do not think that we will need hierarchies.

Maybe not, but several theoretical arguments show that we _will_
need "functional clusters".

I do not know what you visualize when you say "functional clusters". If
you mean "autonomous agents", I disagree. (My thinking has changed since
joining this list).

If you visualize control symbolically (through the passing of meaning),
then you need autonomous agents. But we control from our perceptions, not
from symbols. There need be no meaning or message passing, and therefore,
no autonomous agents.

-Shannon