All that is under the Sun
Welcome back to All that is under the Sun, your friendly guide through the fascinating, and sometimes bewildering, world of Artificial Intelligence. This month, we’re kicking off a brand-new series that gets to the very heart of how AI learns and improves. Think of it as the AI equivalent of a motivational seminar, a Marie …
We constantly hear about AI’s incredible feats: identifying cats in photos better than your cousin Kevin, translating languages on the fly, even spotting diseases on medical scans. AI models, especially those powered by Deep Learning, are phenomenal classifiers. They can look at data and yell “CAT!” or “SPAM!” or “POTENTIAL TUMOR!” with astonishing accuracy. But …
In a recent YouTube video, renowned AI experts Gary Marcus and Michael Wooldridge discussed the “tsunami of AI bullshit” sweeping across the tech industry. This candid conversation humorously highlights the growing trend of people claiming to be AI experts, without the in-depth knowledge and experience that truly warrant the title. Both Gary Marcus, a professor …