Jeff Hawkins: Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence

This article summarizes Jeff Hawkins' work, particularly his Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence, as discussed on the Lex Fridman Podcast. It highlights Hawkins' background as the founder of the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience and Numenta, and his focus on reverse-engineering the neocortex to inform AI development. The article mentions key concepts like Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM) and provides links to the podcast and Hawkins' book, 'On Intelligence'. The focus is on Hawkins' contributions to brain-inspired AI architectures.

• •Jeff Hawkins is a key figure in brain-inspired AI research.
• •His work focuses on reverse-engineering the neocortex.
• •The Thousand Brains Theory is a central concept in his work.