What Does it Mean for a Machine to "Understand"? with Thomas Dietterich - #315

Published: Nov. 7, 2019, 7:50 p.m.

b'Today we have the pleasure of being joined by Tom Dietterich, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Oregon State University. Tom recently wrote a blog post titled "What does it mean for a machine to \\u201cunderstand\\u201d, and in our conversation, he goes into great detail on his thoughts. We cover a lot of ground, including Tom\\u2019s position in the debate, his thoughts on the role of systems like deep learning in potentially getting us to AGI, the \\u201chype engine\\u201d around AI advancements, and so much more.'