Hawkins — “We learn by moving. In order to learn…”

Source: A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence — Jeff Hawkins

Book page: hawkins-a-thousand-brains

From: A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence — Quotes

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we learn by moving. In order to learn a model of a building, we must walk through it, going from room to room. To learn a new tool, we must hold it in our hand, turning it this way and that, looking and attending to different parts with our fingers and eyes. At a basic level, to learn a model of the world requires moving one or more sensors relative to the things in the world.