People and AI: Explore the Latest Advances, Research, and Risks of Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Yoshua Bengio

Episode Summary

Today’s esteemed guest is one of the world’s best-recognized AI experts, and most cited computer scientists. Dr. Yoshua Bengio began his AI journey in the field of neural networks, following which he spent many years focusing on deep learning. He is currently working towards bridging the gap between human intelligence and state-of-the-art machine learning technologies

Episode Notes

Today’s esteemed guest is one of the world’s best-recognized AI experts, and most cited computer scientists. Dr. Yoshua Bengio began his AI journey in the field of neural networks, following which he spent many years focusing on deep learning. He is currently working towards bridging the gap between human intelligence and state-of-the-art machine learning technologies. In this episode, we discuss system one versus system two thinking, and how understanding these systems can contribute to building more moral machines. Dr. Bengio also explains the positive impacts that AI can have on people and the planet, and how the risks of AI can be mitigated through a variety of approaches. 

Key Points From This Episode:

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“The idea that there would be general principles that could explain intelligence, both ours, the intelligence of animals, and would allow us to build intelligent machines, I found that so exciting, and I’ve been riding that wave since then.” — Yoshua Bengio 

“I really believe in the importance of a diversity of research paths and research directions.” — Yoshua Bengio 

“The system one, system two division is a path towards making more moral machines.” — Yoshua Bengio 

“The area of healthcare is one where AI has the greatest potential of touching human beings positively in the coming years, and really saving a lot of lives.” — Yoshua Bengio

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Yoshua Bengio

Yoshua Bengio on LinkedIn

The Consciousness Prior

Mila

University of Montreal

A.M. Turing Award

2001: A Space Odyssey