Off Duty | The Guardian Investigates Black Box: the connectionists – episode 2
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Mar 4, 2024 
Exploring the journey of AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton and his team who created a powerful technology they don't fully understand. The podcast discusses the collision of human and artificial intelligence, including the evolution of neural networks, a high-stakes auction for a neural network company, the victory of AlphaGo over a human champion, and the warnings of Dr. Jeffrey Hinton about the complexities and potential dangers of AI.
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The Mystery of Intelligence
- Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer of AI, aimed to understand the brain's workings.
- His pursuit led to building something equally mysterious: artificial intelligence.
Carpenter to Computer Scientist
- After graduating in experimental psychology, Hinton briefly worked as a carpenter.
- He found the work unsatisfactory and continued his pursuit of understanding the brain.
Neurons that Fire Together, Wire Together
- Hinton adopted the theory of "neurons that fire together, wire together."
- This theory suggests that learning occurs through the strengthening of connections between neurons.