Breakthrough Computing Technologies: AI and Quantum Computers

Published: March 13, 2017, 11:30 p.m.

b"Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review recent developments in AI and quantum computing.\\n\\nAI\\u2019s PR Problem\\n\\n\\xa0It might be easy to mistake the drumbeat of stories about machines besting us at tasks as evidence that these tools are growing ever smarter\\u2014but that\\u2019s not happening.\\n\\nBill Gates: This Will Be the Biggest Technological Breakthrough of Our Lifetime\\n\\n\\u201cthe big milestone is when computers can read and understand information like humans do.\\u201d\\n\\nThe future of AI is neuromorphic. Meet the scientists building digital 'brains' for your phone\\n\\n\\u201cImagine a SIRI that listens and sees all of your conversations and interactions...\\u201d\\n\\nIBM to build quantum computers, selling machines millions of times faster than anything made before\\n\\nIBM has taken its first step towards selling computers that are millions of times faster than the one you're reading this on.\\n\\nThe Race to Sell True Quantum Computers Begins Before They Really Exist\\n\\nWT 277-586"