Episode one – The connectionists

This is the story of Geoffrey Hinton, a man who set out to understand the brain and ended up a group of researchers who invented a technology so powerful that even they don ’t truly understand how it works. This is about a collision between two mysterious intelligences – two black boxes – human and artificial. And it’s already having profound consequencesThanks to Michael Wooldridge – his book is calledThe Road to Conscious Machines.And Melanie Mitchell – her book is calledArtificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 4, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hosted by Michael Safi with Geoffrey Hinton, Michael Wooldridge and Melanie Mitchell; produced by Alex Atack; executive producer Joshua Kelly; original music and sound design by Rudi Zygadlo; music supervisor Max Sanderson; additional support from Caitlin Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) Technology Science Consciousness Computing Human biology Neuroscience Psychology Source Type: news