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SUMMARY:Demystifying AI\, its impacts\, and implications
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence has progressed rapidly since the 2017 publication of “Attention is all you need.” Tasks previously thought to represent general intelligence like conversation\, image and music creation and recognition and coding. This rapid change has driven questions about the ultimate impact of AI on the economy\, environment and human condition. This talk will attempt to demystify what modern neural AI systems actually are\, how they work\, and what that might mean for society. \n\n\n\n\n \nBio \n\n\n\n\nKevin Stanley is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Victoria\, and the current Chair of the Department. His research focuses on data analytics\, particularly in measuring\, modelling\, and representing human mobility in urban environments. He has taught both introductory computer science as well as advanced topics in analytics\, machine learning and digital games.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/demystifying-ai-its-impacts-and-implications/
LOCATION:Cook  Street Activity Centre\, 380 Cook\, \, Cook Street Activity Centre\, 380 Cook Street\, Victoria BC
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