This LessWrong post argues that humans likely learn numbers from the cardinality of multisets, not standard sets. While merging collections of objects mirrors addition, the distinctness requirement of sets breaks this analogy, as seen with the atoms in a water molecule. The author posits that using multisets as a foundation for mathematics could be more intuitive and computationally efficient for the brain, leveraging its innate understanding of collections. AI
IMPACT Suggests a cognitive framing for AI that could influence future AI architecture and learning paradigms.
RANK_REASON This is an opinion piece discussing the cognitive basis of mathematical understanding, not a research paper or model release.
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