An equation means nothing to me unless it expresses a thought of God.
- Srinivasa Ramanujan ( The Mathematician ).
It's true some-equations do evoke an expression of a divine thought. Off-lately there is much traction around a paradigm called Deep-Learning. It's a field of AI which has not only revived the idea of artificially designed intelligence, but also, may as well, be the beginning of a whole new world of cognition. This article will not suit well with some who are considering the third wave of AI as yet another wave, and are confident that this one like it's predecessors will get subdued with time.
Revival of this field of thought is attributed to a very smart and subtle tweak by Prof. Hinton and others, which essentially utilizes fractal based layering of deep layers for reduced complexity and increased relevance. Like various other designs in nature fractal nature seems to be a key for information processing.
Information around us is exploding at an exponential rate, but this growth, instead of being random, may be following a fractal evolution path. If so, intelligent designs similar to Deep-learned-nets will provide a framework for following this growth, and most importantly will help nudge this explosion towards a relevant future direction.
