In The Algebraic Mind, Marcus identified three cognitive components: operations over variables, recursively structured representations, and an individual/kind distinction. He left the neural substrate open. A companion paper solves this with VaCoAl, an architecture built on GF(2)…
Two critiques of connectionist cognition converge on one missing capacity. In The Algebraic Mind, Marcus isolated three components any architecture must support -- operations over variables, structured representations, and individuals distinct from kinds -- showed perceptrons sup…
When should an intelligent assistant speak up without being asked? Continuous egocentric video offers rich, evolving context that enables a new form of assistance: one that is proactive rather than merely reactive. Yet existing approaches either wait passively for user queries or…
Hand-object interaction (HOI) recognition requires capturing both hand manipulations and object transformations. However, existing video-language models often fall into shortcuts by relying on spurious correlations among hands, objects, or environmental context, rather than reaso…