Moravec’s Paradox: Consideration in the Context of Two Brain Hemisphere Functions

• Published in: Activitas nervosa superior (2007) Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 108 - 111
• Main Author: Rotenberg, Vadim S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavioral Science and Psychology; Brain; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive Psychology; Creativity; Experimental Psychology; Ideas & Opinion; Motor ability; Neurology; Neuropsychology; Psychology; Psychology Research; Sensorimotor skills; Brain hemispheres; Cognitive reasoning

According to Moravec’s paradox contrary to traditional assumptions, high-level reasoning requires very little computation compared to low-level sensorimotor skills that require enormous computational resources. For example, it is possible to make computers exhibit adult level performance on intellig...