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Big Technology Podcast

Is ChatGPT A Step Toward Human-Level AI? — With Yann LeCun

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6395 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Yann LeCun is the chief AI scientist at Meta, a professor of computer science at NYU, and a pioneer of deep learning. He joins Big Technology Podcast to put Generative AI in context, discussing whether ChatGPT and the like are a step toward human-level artificial intelligence, or something completely different. Join us for a fun, substantive discussion about this technology, the makeup of OpenAI, and where the field heads next. Stay tuned for the second half, where we discuss the ethics of using others' work to train AI models. Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0

LinkedIn Presents.

0:14.2

Welcome to Big Technology Podcast, a show for cool-headed, nuanced conversation of the tech world and beyond.

0:20.6

Yal Lecun is the chief AI scientist at

0:22.7

Meta. He's also a professor of computer science to NYU, and he's a pioneer of deep learning,

0:27.8

which is the AI methodology behind many of the jaw-dropping advances you're seeing today.

0:33.8

And Jan is here today to add what I think is some needed context to the discussion around

0:39.6

generative AI. Obviously, we're all seeing this giant technological leap firsthand because we can

0:45.3

now literally talk to the technology through advances like chat GPT. But I wonder, is this stuff

0:52.0

getting us any closer to human level intelligence?

0:55.4

And how smart is it?

0:56.9

Actually, I think these are the key questions we need to ask about this new wave of generative

1:02.6

AI and where it's heading.

1:04.5

And we're going to ask those questions today.

1:07.7

Jan and I go way back, all the way back to 2016, which is about seven years ago,

1:12.4

when I profiled him and his interest in artificial intelligence that can both think and

1:17.0

perceive the world like humans in a story for BuzzFeed News. It's always fun to speak with him,

1:22.4

and I think you're going to love this episode. All that and more is coming up right after this.

1:27.8

From LinkedIn News, I'm Leah Smart, host of Everyday Better, an award-winning podcast dedicated to

1:32.8

personal development. Join me every week for captivating stories and research to find more

1:37.4

fulfillment in your work and personal life. Listen to Every Day Better on the LinkedIn Podcast Network,

1:42.1

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:45.7

Jan, welcome to the show. Awesome to be here. Great to have you back. This time we get to do it one-on-one,

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