meta: Identify Aim and Objectives

[mewmew]

This issue is meant to track discussions related to identifying the aim and objective of the project.

From ML course information 2016.pdf:

Survey some sub-field of machine learning, i.e. search for scientific papers on a subject,
summarize them, identify open and closed problems and define the 'state of the art',

TODO: Olle pointed out that we should define what we mean by associative memories, to make the aim and objective clearer. This should be easier once we finish the preliminary literature review (tracked by issue #1).

The primary aim of the project is to identify open and closed problems related to machine learning approaches to achieve associative memories. A secondary aim of the project is to compare the 'state of the art' machine learning approaches to human capabilities for associative memories, as understood by neuroscience, psychology and other research disciplines.

To achieve the primary aim of the project, the following objectives have been identified.

1. foo
2. bar
3. TODO

To achieve the secondary aim of the project, the following objectives have been identified.

1. baz
2. qux
3. TODO

We still need to discuss and figure out the details regarding what we wish to achieve with this project. Once we know what we want to achieve, it is easy to break this down into a set of objectives which would help us reach this aim. This discussion will be fueled by whatever we may uncover from the preliminary literature review, the starting point of which is tracked in #1.

[mewmew]

The aim of the project is to investigate the current capabilities and future potential of artificial models for associative memory.

The achieve this aim, the following objectives have been identified.

1. Outline key models for associative memory from different fields of research (e.g. Hopfield, memsistor, ...).
2. Compare the capabilities of the ``state of the art'' models for associative memory to that of human potential.
3. Discuss future possibilities if models for associative memory were to reach human or post-human potential.