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Modern Kernel Methods
Date: 2025-01-01
Creator: Alexander Richardson
Access: Open access
- The primary goal of this thesis is to bridge two powerful learning paradigms—kernel methods and deep learning—to design novel neural architectures. Kernel methods offer a strong theoretical foundation, in contrast to deep learning, which often operates as a black-box despite its widespread success in real-world applications. In an era where such opaque models increasingly shape the economy and daily life, it is crucial to develop architectures that combine the theoretical clarity of kernel methods with the empirical effectiveness of deep learning. At present, computer scientists largely lead the charge in advancing state-of-the-art models, while many mathematicians work retrospectively to understand why these methods are so successful. A key motivation for this thesis—admittedly a personal one—is the hope that mathematical theory can not only explain existing architectures, but also inspire the development of better ones from the outset.
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Date: 2024-01-01
Creator: Anh Nguyen
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Date: 2024-01-01
Creator: Darien Gillespie
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Searle’s Mind: Brains, Subjects, and Systems
Date: 2023-01-01
Creator: Saul Cuevas-Landeros
Access: Open access
- Throughout this project, I ‘step into the Chinese Room’ presented by philosopher John R. Searle and develop the areas where the Chinese Room Argument succeeds. I have aimed to pick out where Searle has succeeded with the Chinese Room Argument and introduce how it fits in with his school of biological naturalism, as it seems that he already had some conception of it when presenting the Argument. From here, I introduce some of the primary arguments against the Chinese Room Argument because they do not fit with Searle’s overarching theme of biological naturalism. Particularly, Searle’s conception of systems and system features is something he endorses for the biological but immediately labels as silly for the Chinese Room. Following the exposition of systems and system features, I expand on how there is a disconnect between Searle’s use of system features and his view of the Chinese Room Argument. What is so special about Searle’s conception of systems and the systems present in the Chinese Room Argument? Searle should claim that the Chinese Room is simply not the kind of thing that can think. Ultimately, Searle’s philosophy of mind leaves us with either a muddled philosophy or an invalid argument in the Chinese Room, but with much to learn and not forget to consider in the philosophy of mind, such as the important role of subjectivity in our conscious life.