AI can now generate human-like language and artwork - but what other doors might it open in future? And how can we harness AI to make great leaps in technology possible?

This talk was filmed at the Ri on 6 December 2023, in partnership with The Alan Turing Institute.

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Join 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURER Michael Wooldridge for a fascinating discussion on the possibilities and challenges of generative AI models, and their potential impact on future societies. Find out more about the CHRISTMAS LECTURES here: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures

00:00 What is machine learning?
05:54 How do neural networks work?
12:49 How Silicon Valley money created Big AI
14:50 The birth of Transformer Architecture
16:06 How was GPT-3 trained and created?
22:12 A massive step change in AI
25:45 How GPT-3 passed the 90s AI reasoning test
28:40 How has AI learned things it wasn't taught?
31:07 Chat GPT and how NOT to use it
32:26 Why do LLMs get things wrong so often?
35:29 The problems of bias and toxicity
39:12 Copyright issues with LLMs
42:23 Interpolation vs Extrapolation
45:44 Is this the dawn of General AI?
49:19 The different varieties of General AI
54:01 What actually is human general intelligence?
56:07 Is machine consciousness possible?

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In partnership with The Alan Turing Institute we've been exploring the various angles of large-language models and generative AI in the public eye. Across three lectures, we aim to provide a comprehensive, thoughtful and engaging understanding of this rapidly emerging field and its impact on society.

Watch the first lecture here:    • What is generative AI and how does it...  
And the second lecture here:    • What are the risks of generative AI? ...  

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Michael Wooldridge is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford. He has been an AI researcher for more than 30 years, and has published more than 400 scientific articles on the subject. He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of AI (AAAI), and a Fellow of the European Association for AI (EurAI).

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