Abstract
Abstract Distributed connectionist (DC) systems offer a set of processing features which are distinct from those provided by traditional symbol processing (SP) systems. In general, the features of DC systems are derived from the nature of their distributed representations. Such representations have a microsemantics -i.e. symbols with similar internal representations tend to have similar processing effects. In contrast, the symbols in SP systems have no intrinsic microsemantics of their own; e.g. SP symbols are formed by concatenating ASCII codes that are static, human engineered and arbitrary. Such symbols possess only a macrosemantics - i.e. symbols are placed into structured relationships with other symbols, via pointers, and bindings are propagated via variables. The fact that DC and SP systems each provide a distinct set of useful features serves as a strong research motivation for seeking a synthesis. What is needed for such a synthesis is a method by which symbols can dynamically form their own micr...
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