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Melanie Mitchell: Concepts, Analogies, Common Sense & Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #61
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Melanie Mitchell: Concepts, Analogies, Common Sense & Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #61

Melanie Mitchell is a professor of computer science at Portland State University and an external professor at Santa Fe Institute.

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Dec 28, 20191h 52mWatch on YouTube ↗

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December 28, 2019
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1h 52m
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Lex Fridman Podcast
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Melanie Mitchell is a professor of computer science at Portland State University and an external professor at Santa Fe Institute. She has worked on and written about artificial intelligence from fascinating perspectives including adaptive complex systems, genetic algorithms, and the Copycat cognitive architecture which places the process of analogy making at the core of human cognition. From her doctoral work with her advisors Douglas Hofstadter and John Holland to today, she has contributed a lot of important ideas to the field of AI, including her recent book, simply called Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep61-sb See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *OUTLINE:* 0:00 - Introduction 2:33 - The term "artificial intelligence" 6:30 - Line between weak and strong AI 12:46 - Why have people dreamed of creating AI? 15:24 - Complex systems and intelligence 18:38 - Why are we bad at predicting the future with regard to AI? 22:05 - Are fundamental breakthroughs in AI needed? 25:13 - Different AI communities 31:28 - Copycat cognitive architecture 36:51 - Concepts and analogies 55:33 - Deep learning and the formation of concepts 1:09:07 - Autonomous vehicles 1:20:21 - Embodied AI and emotion 1:25:01 - Fear of superintelligent AI 1:36:14 - Good test for intelligence 1:38:09 - What is complexity? 1:43:09 - Santa Fe Institute 1:47:34 - Douglas Hofstadter 1:49:42 - Proudest moment *PODCAST LINKS:*

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Melanie Mitchell, Melanie Mitchell: Concepts, Analogies, Common Sense & Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #61 explores Melanie Mitchell Explores Concepts, Analogies, Common Sense, Future AI Lex Fridman and Melanie Mitchell discuss what intelligence and artificial intelligence really mean, questioning terms like AI, AGI, and superintelligence and how poorly we actually understand human cognition.

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