Neuro-symbolic learning aims to combine neural networks with symbolic programs for complex reasoning tasks for better interpretability, reliability, and efficiency.
Traditional neuro-symbolic learning methods face challenges limiting them to simplistic problems, while purely-neural foundation models achieve state-of-the-art performance through prompting but lack interpretability and reliability.
Combining foundation models with symbolic programs, known as neuro-symbolic prompting, offers a solution for complex reasoning tasks and raises questions about specialized model training in the era of foundation models.
Foundation models pave the way for generalizable neuro-symbolic solutions, addressing compute, data, and program-related pitfalls of traditional neuro-symbolic learning and offering a path towards achieving original goals without the downsides of training from scratch.