Neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI) share a long, intertwined history. It has been argued that discoveries in neuroscience were (and continue to be) instrumental in driving the development of new AI technology. Scrutinizing these historical claims yields a more nuanced story, where AI researchers were loosely inspired by the brain, but ideas flowed mostly in the other direction.
Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Machine learning; Neuroscience.
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