[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Article which explains what we saw yesterday

[carllazarus at comcast.net]

I second Harry’s thanks to Peter Albin for coming up with such a great last-minute fill-in.  John Hopfield’s talk went over my head, but I followed a lot of Geoffrey Hinton’s.  Hinton’s talk also got my thinking there may actually be an existential threat.  His idea that artificial intelligences could manipulate people so that we wouldn’t turn them off struck a chord. 

 

-- Carl

 

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Folks,


 

I thought yesterday's videos about the two people who one the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics were both amazing -- even though I had no idea what John Hopfield was talking about.  Geoffrey Hinton's talk was a lot more understandable -- probably because I have heard him before and have read up a lot more on the things for which he was awarded the prize.  In any case, here is an article I found today about the two contributions for which the Nobel prize was awarded:

*	https://www.perplexity.ai/page/hopfield-and-hinton-win-nobel-MeAlPhntSDyKO4ZfQVWqbA

This came, interestingly enough from Perplexity.ai -- which is an excellent example of what can be done using the results of the two awardees.

 

For reference, here are URLs to the two videos we saw yesterday:

*	John Hopfield's Talk: Emergence, dynamics, and behaviour <https://youtu.be/vTurUGqD_Lo?si=NtCv14B8qTivqUzL> 
*	Geoffrey Hinton's Talk: The Godfather in Conversation: Why Geoffrey Hinton is worried about the future of AI <https://youtu.be/-9cW4Gcn5WY?si=fYPnzS_d75Fn33SY> 

Thank you Peter Albin for finding these excellent videos for this last minute fill-in session of LCTG's weekly meeting.  For me, this is an example of why I try to attend these meetings each week.

 

Regards,

 

-- Harry

 

 

 


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