I’ve noticed some interesting posts about using the framework of quantum field theory for mechanistic interpretability.
oh man, if the QFT math actually describes some dynamics of neural networks well this is going to throw a hilarious extra layer to the woo / scientism memetic war over the word “quantum” for brain stuff.
I think the math involved is typically closer to non-quantum statistical field theory, it just so happens that quantum and statistical field theory share a lot of mathematical techniques.
That’s why I have to get ahead of it by explaining why physics models work in many universes and how that means we should be unsurprised when we can make them work on practically anything.
I’m not optimistic that it will help stop the war, but it might save some people.
oh man, if the QFT math actually describes some dynamics of neural networks well this is going to throw a hilarious extra layer to the woo / scientism memetic war over the word “quantum” for brain stuff.
I think the math involved is typically closer to non-quantum statistical field theory, it just so happens that quantum and statistical field theory share a lot of mathematical techniques.
That’s why I have to get ahead of it by explaining why physics models work in many universes and how that means we should be unsurprised when we can make them work on practically anything.
I’m not optimistic that it will help stop the war, but it might save some people.