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New transformer arch emulates imagination and higher-level human mental states

by ciwchris on 5/30/25, 11:16 PM with 1 comments

  • by ciwchris on 5/30/25, 11:16 PM

    "Inspired by recent cellular neurobiological evidence linking neocortical pyramidal cells to distinct mental states, this work shows how models (e.g., transformers) can emulate high-level perceptual processing and awake thought (imagination) states to pre-select relevant information before applying attention."

    "This model works by pre-selecting relevant information and identifying the most salient parts of it before applying its full attention to it."