Alchemical Intelligence

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Ali Rahimi, a researcher in artificial intelligence (AI) at Google, took a swipe at his field last December—and received a 40-second ovation for it. Speaking at an AI conference, Rahimi charged that machine learning algorithms, in which computers learn through trial and error, have become a form of "alchemy." Researchers, he said, do not know why some algorithms work and others don't. Without deep understanding of the basic tools needed to build and train new algorithms, he says, researchers creating AIs resort to hearsay, like medieval alchemists. Jeff and Anthony are ready for the 24k gold robots.

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0:00.0	We have concerns is only made possible because of generous donations from our patrons.
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0:30.0	Oh, yeah, babies, babies don't have any.
0:32.8	Just gonna, this is we have concerns.
0:35.1	I Jeff cannot.
0:36.1	I have the decarboning.
0:37.1	Hello, concerned citizen.
0:38.3	Oh, man, I got a story here.
0:41.5	Ben Sawyer sent this to us.
0:43.3	Hey, Ben Sawyer.
0:44.3	Yeah.
0:45.3	Clint Mac.
0:46.3	Our old, our old bud.
0:47.8	I believe these sent this to we have concerns show at gmail.com.
0:51.5	Wow.
0:52.5	And this is when I think you're going to dig.
0:54.8	We have talked so much on the show about AI.
0:57.8	AI, big topic.
0:58.9	You can be topic in science, big frontier that we are learning about and new breakthroughs
1:05.0	are made.
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