A computer that understands the subtleties of human language and learn!
Author and poet Brian Christian, who competed head to head with the world's leading AI programmes at the annual Turing Test competition, visits the RSA to explore the recent breathtaking advances in artificial intelligence and cognitive science.
We don't just know things - we know we know them, which leads to feelings of knowing. These feelings of knowing illustrate the power of our emotions.
Would Watson, the computer that recently beat the world's best "Jeopardy!" players, make a good doctor? In two years time we might find out. That's when a version of Watson is expected to begin diagnosing medical conditions. What are some different perspectives, such as doctors and patients, on this development?
An excellent explanation of the differences between information, knowledge and intelligence, and analysis of the implications for how we think about computers and artificial intelligence ("AI").