DiscoverMachine Learning Street Talk (MLST)"AI should NOT be regulated at all!" - Prof. Pedro Domingos
"AI should NOT be regulated at all!" - Prof. Pedro Domingos

"AI should NOT be regulated at all!" - Prof. Pedro Domingos

Update: 2024-08-25
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Professor Pedro Domingos, is an AI researcher and professor of computer science. He expresses skepticism about current AI regulation efforts and argues for faster AI development rather than slowing it down. He also discusses the need for new innovations to fulfil the promises of current AI techniques.




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Show notes:


* Domingos' views on AI regulation and why he believes it's misguided


* His thoughts on the current state of AI technology and its limitations


* Discussion of his novel "2040", a satirical take on AI and tech culture


* Explanation of his work on "tensor logic", which aims to unify neural networks and symbolic AI


* Critiques of other approaches in AI, including those of OpenAI and Gary Marcus


* Thoughts on the AI "bubble" and potential future developments in the field




Prof. Pedro Domingos:


https://x.com/pmddomingos




2040: A Silicon Valley Satire [Pedro's new book]


https://amzn.to/3T51ISd




TOC:


00:00:00 Intro


00:06:31 Bio


00:08:40 Filmmaking skit


00:10:35 AI and the wisdom of crowds


00:19:49 Social Media


00:27:48 Master algorithm


00:30:48 Neurosymbolic AI / abstraction


00:39:01 Language


00:45:38 Chomsky


01:00:49 2040 Book


01:18:03 Satire as a shield for criticism?


01:29:12 AI Regulation


01:35:15 Gary Marcus


01:52:37 Copyright


01:56:11 Stochastic parrots come home to roost


02:00:03 Privacy


02:01:55 LLM ecosystem


02:05:06 Tensor logic




Refs:


The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World [Pedro Domingos]


https://amzn.to/3MiWs9B




Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust [Gary Marcus]


https://amzn.to/3AAywvL




Flash Boys [Michael Lewis]


https://amzn.to/4dUGm1M

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"AI should NOT be regulated at all!" - Prof. Pedro Domingos

"AI should NOT be regulated at all!" - Prof. Pedro Domingos

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