What Does it Mean for a Machine to "Understand"? with Thomas Dietterich - #315

Today we have the pleasure of being joined by Tom Dietterich, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Oregon State University. Tom recently wrote a blog post titled "What does it mean for a machine to “understand”, and in our conversation, he goes into great detail on his thoughts. We cover a lot of ground, including Tom’s position in the debate, his thoughts on the role of systems like deep learning in potentially getting us to AGI, the “hype engine” around AI advancements, and so much more.

Om Podcasten

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are dramatically changing the way businesses operate and people live. The TWIML AI Podcast brings the top minds and ideas from the world of ML and AI to a broad and influential community of ML/AI researchers, data scientists, engineers and tech-savvy business and IT leaders. Hosted by Sam Charrington, a sought after industry analyst, speaker, commentator and thought leader. Technologies covered include machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, natural language processing, neural networks, analytics, computer science, data science and more.