# General **URL:** https://forum.thousandbrains.org/c/general/4.md [Latest](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/tags.md) --- ## [Community Involvement 🌏](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/community-involvement/402)
**Author:** [@brainwaves](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/brainwaves)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/community-involvement/402 "2025-01-29T23:05:35Z")
At the heart of the Thousand Brain Project (TBP) is a mission to build a groundbreaking type of AI based on how our brain works. We see ourselves as an inseparable part of this community, and what we expect and desire of… --- ## [Welcome to Thousand Brains Project! 👋](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/welcome-to-thousand-brains-project/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/welcome-to-thousand-brains-project/5 "2024-09-16T18:39:11Z")
We are so glad you joined us. Thousand Brains Project The Thousand Brains Theory redefines how we understand intelligence, proposing that the brain builds thousands of simultaneous models of the world, each processing … --- ## [About the General category](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/about-the-general-category/3)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/about-the-general-category/3 "2024-09-16T18:39:10Z")
This is a place for general announcements, project information, and general questions about the project. --- ## [Introducing myself - Ashray from London, UK](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/introducing-myself-ashray-from-london-uk/1229)
**Author:** [@Ashray\_Shetty](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/Ashray_Shetty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/introducing-myself-ashray-from-london-uk/1229 "2026-10-22T21:29:23Z")
Hi everyone, I’m Ashray. My background is in neuroscience and biomedical research, followed by work in data engineering, Python/data-science teaching, mentoring and apprenticeship curriculum development. I’m starting to… --- ## [Abstract Concept in Monty](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/abstract-concept-in-monty/533)
**Author:** [@ak90](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/ak90)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/abstract-concept-in-monty/533 "2026-10-21T07:14:58Z")
Hi @vclay @nleadholm @jhawkins I understand that for modelling the objects in the 3-D world like a coffee mug, Monty uses the pose and features at a location to do so and it tries to learn the representation of the obje… --- ## [Removing the PyTorch dependency - how should we handle existing model.pt files?](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/removing-the-pytorch-dependency-how-should-we-handle-existing-model-pt-files/1222)
**Author:** [@jmwright](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/jmwright)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/removing-the-pytorch-dependency-how-should-we-handle-existing-model-pt-files/1222 "2026-10-14T19:57:52Z")
I’ve been chipping away at removing the PyTorch dependency from Monty so it can run as a lighter-weight runtime on more constrained hardware. The recent pieces (de-torching the point-pair-feature math and swapping torch.… --- ## [Hello, and thoughts about leveraging LLMs in Monty](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/hello-and-thoughts-about-leveraging-llms-in-monty/682)
**Author:** [@avner.peled](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/avner.peled)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/hello-and-thoughts-about-leveraging-llms-in-monty/682 "2026-10-05T21:35:11Z")
Hello ThousandBrains community! To briefly introduce myself, I have been following the work of Jeff Hawkins and Numenta since I read ‘On Intelligence’ many years ago. I had the honor to Skype once with Jeff when I was a… --- ## [Relevance or Irrelevance of Research on AI and the Brain's Prefrontal Cortex](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/relevance-or-irrelevance-of-research-on-ai-and-the-brains-prefrontal-cortex/1196)
**Author:** [@markellingsen](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/markellingsen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/relevance-or-irrelevance-of-research-on-ai-and-the-brains-prefrontal-cortex/1196 "2026-09-28T19:26:04Z")
Has staff of the project been in dialogue with research on the desirability of developing AI’s replicate certain functions of the brain’s prefrontal cortex esp. -Taylor Webb, S.S. Mondal, et al, “A brain-inspired agenti… --- ## [Two Years of the Thousand Brains Project](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/two-years-of-the-thousand-brains-project/1212)
**Author:** [@TBP-Announcements](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/TBP-Announcements)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/two-years-of-the-thousand-brains-project/1212 "2026-09-28T05:46:59Z")
Hi everyone, It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since the Thousand Brains Project began building an open-source platform for a different approach to AI, using a sensorimotor framework inspired by the human… --- ## [Re-introduction from Australia](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/re-introduction-from-australia/1207)
**Author:** [@jimmy\_w](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/jimmy_w)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/re-introduction-from-australia/1207 "2026-09-22T22:48:28Z")
Hi everyone, my name is James, I have been following Numenta research casually for about ten years and used to be active on the old forum (here’s my old intro post from over there). I live on the opposite side of the glo… --- ## [What counts as cheating in Monty?](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/what-counts-as-cheating-in-monty/1203)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Leavelle](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/Bryan_Leavelle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/what-counts-as-cheating-in-monty/1203 "2026-09-22T07:25:58Z")
Ive been dicking around with monty for a couple weeks now. As a tech/engineer I find myself doing all kinds of fun stuff at the interface between sense and cortex, world and organism-in-world. If Monty is just a cortex … --- ## [Any reason voting can’t be a subsystem?](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/any-reason-voting-can-t-be-a-subsystem/1201)
**Author:** [@evanuno](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/evanuno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/any-reason-voting-can-t-be-a-subsystem/1201 "2026-09-20T16:40:33Z")
It seems like a subsystem that listens for votes from all columns and reports the results back to all is the most scalable solution for voting. If it floods the network once there’s a big cluster with 1000 or more instan… --- ## [Hi, Bryce from Columbus, OH](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/hi-bryce-from-columbus-oh/899)
**Author:** [@Bryce\_Bate](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/Bryce_Bate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/hi-bryce-from-columbus-oh/899 "2026-09-18T03:47:22Z")
My name is Bryce. I had a 40-year career as a software developer (Sr. Systems Engineer) at Ohio State University working on the educational side of computing. I’ve been dabbling in AI since the days of Roger Schank’s rul… --- ## [Bryan from Denver](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/bryan-from-denver/1194)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Leavelle](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/Bryan_Leavelle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/bryan-from-denver/1194 "2026-09-14T23:45:28Z")
IM BRYAN. I just made a post about my recent success wiring a cochlea to Monty and realized I had not even introduced myself. A bit about your background, skills, interests, hobbies? philosophy and biology in undergra… --- ## [Learning Monty: Q&A on Reference Frames, Objects, and Code Experiments](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/learning-monty-q-a-on-reference-frames-objects-and-code-experiments/1164)
**Author:** [@SafinVladislav](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/SafinVladislav)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/learning-monty-q-a-on-reference-frames-objects-and-code-experiments/1164 "2026-09-04T23:44:25Z")
Hello everyone! If you like running experiments with Monty and studying the code, this post might be for you. While the task roadmap provides a clear picture of what’s next for system development, it can sometimes feel … --- ## [Can Monty's Sensorimotor Framework Be Adapted to ARC-AGI-3?](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/can-montys-sensorimotor-framework-be-adapted-to-arc-agi-3/1128)
**Author:** [@Klgv\_Klgv](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/Klgv_Klgv)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/can-montys-sensorimotor-framework-be-adapted-to-arc-agi-3/1128 "2026-08-05T07:56:00Z")
Can Monty’s Sensorimotor Framework Be Adapted to ARC-AGI-3? Hi everyone, I’m an independent researcher and developer interested in brain-inspired AI. I’ve been studying both Monty and ARC reasoning, and I’m curious whet… --- ## [Using Monty to design an embodied intelligent brain](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/using-monty-to-design-an-embodied-intelligent-brain/1139)
**Author:** [@Zboy](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/Zboy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/using-monty-to-design-an-embodied-intelligent-brain/1139 "2026-07-13T16:30:26Z")
The embodied AI sensor module I designed enables cortical columns to autonomously develop functional areas based on input signals, driving exploration through surprise and pain sensation (nociception). The hardware bill… --- ## [Major Milestone Alert 🚨 Two new papers!](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/major-milestone-alert-two-new-papers/681)
**Author:** [@brainwaves](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/brainwaves)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/major-milestone-alert-two-new-papers/681 "2026-07-13T14:09:58Z")
Hi TBP Community, :tada: After 4 years in the works, we’re beyond thrilled to release TWO landmark papers. These are the most significant results yet from our work at the Thousand Brains Project, and the whole team is B… --- ## [Interested in contributing: Add More Wandb Logging for Unsupervised Learning](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/interested-in-contributing-add-more-wandb-logging-for-unsupervised-learning/1136)
**Author:** [@haoyucn](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/haoyucn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/interested-in-contributing-add-more-wandb-logging-for-unsupervised-learning/1136 "2026-07-04T02:11:09Z")
Hi everyone, I’m interested in contributing to the roadmap item “Add More Wandb Logging for Unsupervised Learning”. I’ve been reading through the documentation on unsupervised continual learning and exploring the codeb… --- ## [RFC Sensor Modules as Transformation Pipeline (proposal)](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/rfc-sensor-modules-as-transformation-pipeline-proposal/1135)
**Author:** [@tslominski](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/tslominski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/rfc-sensor-modules-as-transformation-pipeline-proposal/1135 "2026-06-12T17:04:07Z")
Implementing a new Sensor Module should require only adding the necessary and sufficient code corresponding to the new functionality. To that end, we have a new RFC proposing that every Sensor Module be implemented as a … --- ## [RFC Repository Support Levels (proposal)](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/rfc-repository-support-levels-proposal/1052)
**Author:** [@tslominski](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/tslominski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/rfc-repository-support-levels-proposal/1052 "2026-06-10T17:28:10Z")
Hello TBP Community, As we open-sourced multiple repositories, we think it is beneficial to clarify the level of support for each one. To that end, I drafted rfc: RFC Repository Support Levels by tristanls-tbp · Pull Re… --- ## [Paper on Monty’s Capabilities Published in Neural Computation](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/paper-on-monty-s-capabilities-published-in-neural-computation/1129)
**Author:** [@TBP-Announcements](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/TBP-Announcements)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/paper-on-monty-s-capabilities-published-in-neural-computation/1129 "2026-06-09T04:23:30Z")
You might remember the pre-print we shared last July, describing Monty’s capabilities and comparing it to transformers on a variety of measures (data efficiency, compute efficiency, accuracy, …). We’re excited to announc… --- ## [Tool Improvement Using 1KBP?](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/tool-improvement-using-1kbp/1093)
**Author:** [@OSTexo](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/OSTexo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/tool-improvement-using-1kbp/1093 "2026-05-11T16:38:23Z")
Hello, New to the forum. I’m not highly technical, rather I work alongside highly technical people designing and building both physical and digital tools that are easy for humans to use. My responsibility is the usabili… --- ## [Progress on monitoring and measuring brain activities](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/progress-on-monitoring-and-measuring-brain-activities/1063)
**Author:** [@johnnynanjiang](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/johnnynanjiang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/progress-on-monitoring-and-measuring-brain-activities/1063 "2026-04-27T12:08:34Z")
Paradromics Just tumbled upon Paradromics https://www.paradromics.com recently, and would like to share it with the community to get your thoughts around would it address some limitations mentioned in the book of “A Th… --- ## [Extending the MuJoCo branch](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/extending-the-mujoco-branch/1062)
**Author:** [@sergioval](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/sergioval)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/extending-the-mujoco-branch/1062 "2026-04-24T07:15:47Z")
Amazing to see the MuJoCo demo! I want to test Monty with our robots, so I vibe-coded a RobotDistAgent and RobotSurfaceAgent that use inverse kinematics to translate the locations chosen by their respective agent’s actio… --- ## [Structured representation with deep learning](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/structured-representation-with-deep-learning/1061)
**Author:** [@sergioval](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/sergioval)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/structured-representation-with-deep-learning/1061 "2026-04-14T22:41:33Z")
Hello, I recently read this paper: Latent Particle World Models: Self-supervised Object-centric Stochastic Dynamics Modeling. It has some similar ideas to Monty, mainly using keypoint proposals to learn a structured rep… --- ## [Found cache of modern cortical column (mesoscale) neuroscience supporting Lateral "Voting"](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/found-cache-of-modern-cortical-column-mesoscale-neuroscience-supporting-lateral-voting/1046)
**Author:** [@ryan-richt](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/ryan-richt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/found-cache-of-modern-cortical-column-mesoscale-neuroscience-supporting-lateral-voting/1046 "2026-04-09T21:23:07Z")
Wow, looking for supporting references for a project I’m working on related to lateral column connectivity and “voting” I stumbled upon this researcher you should check out Anna Wang Roe. She’s a huge proponent of corti… --- ## [We're Hiring! We're looking for a Developer Advocate to join our team](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/were-hiring-were-looking-for-a-developer-advocate-to-join-our-team/1033)
**Author:** [@TBP-Announcements](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/TBP-Announcements)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/were-hiring-were-looking-for-a-developer-advocate-to-join-our-team/1033 "2026-03-23T12:20:07Z")
Hi everyone, We are happy to announce that we are hiring for another position at the Thousand Brains Project! We are looking for a developer advocate to serve as an interface between our internal team and the growing de… --- ## [Realization today about science and history](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/realization-today-about-science-and-history/1030)
**Author:** [@evanuno](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/evanuno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/realization-today-about-science-and-history/1030 "2026-03-18T18:25:02Z")
James Priestley discovered Oxygen around the same time as the revolutionary war. Prior to that the prevailing belief was that something called phlogiston was responsible for combustion. When I remembered that moments ag… --- ## [Imagining the "Monty moment"](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/imagining-the-monty-moment/1009)
**Author:** [@TimothyAlexisVass](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/u/TimothyAlexisVass)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/t/imagining-the-monty-moment/1009 "2026-02-23T07:53:54Z")
Note: I am not referring to the “Monty moment” as having anything to do with language, iPhone or GPT-3, those references are only used to give an idea of what I mean specifically about the “moment” part, which is the ver… [Next page](https://forum.thousandbrains.org/c/general/4.md?page=1)